Have been given nephew,s laptop.
Wondering how one would change the settings to show my name rather than the
nephew's?
When I try to delete the folder Windows states it is a system folder and
denies my request.
Don

DONSIGNS wrote:
> Have been given nephew,s laptop.
> Wondering how one would change the settings to show my name rather than the
> nephew's?
> When I try to delete the folder Windows states it is a system folder and
> denies my request.
> Don
>
>


With second-hand computers, especially if acquired from strangers
but perhaps even if acquired from a family member or friend, your wisest
course of action would definitely be to format the hard drives and start
fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because the original owner may
have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or have problems because
the original owner downloaded/installed viruses or other malware.

To fix the "Registered to" information for WinNT/2K/XP, you can use
Start > Run > Regedit.exe to edit:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner

and:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
Version\RegisteredOrganization

How this will affect the name displayed in previously installed
applications will vary depending upon each individual program; some read
the registered owner information dynamically, while others read it only
during installation.

The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
_cannot_ be renamed, without risky registry editing, even if the
associated user account has been. So, your best course of action would
be to log on using the built-in Administrator account, create a new user
account, with the username desired. Once you've logged in using this
new account (and transfered any data you need to preserve, you can then
delete the old user account(s).

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;279783

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151


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killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:34:21 GMT, "DONSIGNS"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Have been given nephew,s laptop.
> Wondering how one would change the settings to show my name rather than the
> nephew's?
> When I try to delete the folder Windows states it is a system folder and
> denies my request.


If I acquired a used computer, no matter who previously owned it, the
first thing I would do with it would be to reinstall the operating
system cleanly. You have no idea how the computer has been maintained,
what has been installed incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and
spyware there may be, etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody
else's mistakes and problems, possibility of kiddy porn, etc., and I
wouldn't recommend that anyone else do so either.

But if you just want to change the "Registered to" name, you can do so
by editing HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
Version\RegisteredOwner with Regedit.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

"DONSIGNS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:11wCm.48360$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Have been given nephew,s laptop.
> Wondering how one would change the settings to show my name rather than
> the nephew's?
> When I try to delete the folder Windows states it is a system folder and
> denies my request.
> Don
>
>
That folder contains the operating system... Windows will not commit
suicide... Fortunately, Windows will not allow the use of that pile driver
to crack this particular peanut.

Jim

THANKS HEAPS GUYS!
DON

"Bruce Chambers" <(E-Mail Removed)3t> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> DONSIGNS wrote:
>> Have been given nephew,s laptop.
>> Wondering how one would change the settings to show my name rather than
>> the nephew's?
>> When I try to delete the folder Windows states it is a system folder and
>> denies my request.
>> Don
>>
>>
>
>
> With second-hand computers, especially if acquired from strangers but
> perhaps even if acquired from a family member or friend, your wisest
> course of action would definitely be to format the hard drives and start
> fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because the original owner may
> have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or have problems because the
> original owner downloaded/installed viruses or other malware.
>
> To fix the "Registered to" information for WinNT/2K/XP, you can use
> Start > Run > Regedit.exe to edit:
>
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner
>
> and:
>
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
> Version\RegisteredOrganization
>
> How this will affect the name displayed in previously installed
> applications will vary depending upon each individual program; some read
> the registered owner information dynamically, while others read it only
> during installation.
>
> The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
> _cannot_ be renamed, without risky registry editing, even if the
> associated user account has been. So, your best course of action would be
> to log on using the built-in Administrator account, create a new user
> account, with the username desired. Once you've logged in using this new
> account (and transfered any data you need to preserve, you can then delete
> the old user account(s).
>
> HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;279783
>
> How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
> Russell
>
> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
> killed a great many philosophers.
> ~ Denis Diderot

Thanks heaps!

"Bruce Chambers" <(E-Mail Removed)3t> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> DONSIGNS wrote:
>> Have been given nephew,s laptop.
>> Wondering how one would change the settings to show my name rather than
>> the nephew's?
>> When I try to delete the folder Windows states it is a system folder and
>> denies my request.
>> Don
>>
>>
>
>
> With second-hand computers, especially if acquired from strangers but
> perhaps even if acquired from a family member or friend, your wisest
> course of action would definitely be to format the hard drives and start
> fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because the original owner may
> have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or have problems because the
> original owner downloaded/installed viruses or other malware.
>
> To fix the "Registered to" information for WinNT/2K/XP, you can use
> Start > Run > Regedit.exe to edit:
>
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner
>
> and:
>
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
> Version\RegisteredOrganization
>
> How this will affect the name displayed in previously installed
> applications will vary depending upon each individual program; some read
> the registered owner information dynamically, while others read it only
> during installation.
>
> The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
> _cannot_ be renamed, without risky registry editing, even if the
> associated user account has been. So, your best course of action would be
> to log on using the built-in Administrator account, create a new user
> account, with the username desired. Once you've logged in using this new
> account (and transfered any data you need to preserve, you can then delete
> the old user account(s).
>
> HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;279783
>
> How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
> Russell
>
> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
> killed a great many philosophers.
> ~ Denis Diderot