Your own Manufacturer Link

[DBarras]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}] 
@="Name of Link" 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon] 
@="%SystemRoot%\\icon.ico" 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag] 
"CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}" 
"method"="ShellExecute" 
"Command"="Name of Link" 
"Param1"="http://www.somesite.com"

Place your own icon in the $OEM$\$$ Folder of your UWXP CD.

You can use either a URL (ie: http://www.somesite.com) or an email address (ie: mailto:someone@someosite.com)

[Yzöwl]

It's been done before

[DBarras]

Sorry, I wasn't aware

[durex]

Cool... thx

[RogueSpear]

It's been done before

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well I wasn't aware it had been done before and honestly, I never would have even though to look it up or ask. Sometimes a little repitition about an obscure topic isn't that bad. Thanks for the tip...

[DBarras]

My pleasure... I actually did look up Manufacturer Link and couldn't find it.

[Maelstorm]

I beleive that you can also do this using the OEM Preinstallation Kit, as well as a number of other little tweaks and hacks that are normally reserved for OEMs.

[Takeshi]

I tested this out some time ago and this CLSID is the only place it'll work. So if there is already an OEM link present (say if you have a factory PC/LT) you have to replace it but not add another one.

[DBarras]

Yes, it'll only work with this CLSID.