컴퓨터 시작 메뉴에서 OEM 링크 없애기

혹시 윈도우즈 컴퓨터의 시작 메뉴에서 OEM 링크를 없애고 싶은 분은 아래 방법대로 따라 하시면 됩니다. 그냥 심심해서 검색해봤더니 자세한 방법이 나오더군요.

윈도우즈 XP 기준입니다. 혹시 다른 버전에서는 안될 수도 있습니다.

Removing the OEM Link (판매자의 링크를 없애는 방법)

If you don't plan to use these shortcuts and want to hide the OEM Link from the Start Menu:

• Right-click the New Start Menu and choose Properties
• Click Start Menu tab, Customize, Advanced tab
• In the Start Menu items list, uncheck Manufacturer Link
• Click OK, and OK

The OEM Link should no longer appear in the New Start Menu. In case, the above option Manufacturer Link is unavailable in the list, you may need to edit the registry and enable the option to show in the dialog.

• Open Registry Editor and navigate to this location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \  Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\  CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ StartMenu \ StartPanel \ ShowOEMLink

• In the right-pane, set NoOEMLinkInstalled Value to 0
• Close Registry Editor and restart Windows.

The Manufacturer Link entry should now appear in the 'Start Menu Items' dialog. Uncheck it. This hides the OEM Link from Start Menu. If you wish to remove the registry reference to the OEM Link completely [Optional], you will need to delete the following key in the Registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID \ {2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

-and-

Set NoOEMLinkInstalled value to 1 in the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Start Menu \ StartPanel \ ShowOEMLink

[출처: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/OEMLink.htm]