I have a PC that is setup for a particular user. This means that every time
you add a program it defaults to this user.

The user has now left the company. How can I change the owner to the new
user without having to re-install Windows?

With Regedit, search for the string RegisteredOwner. The company
affiliation is stored in the value for RegisteredOrganization.

"Keith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a PC that is setup for a particular user. This means that every time
> you add a program it defaults to this user.
>
> The user has now left the company. How can I change the owner to the new
> user without having to re-install Windows?

On Nov 23, 3:08 pm, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSp...@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> With Regedit, search for the string RegisteredOwner. The company
> affiliation is stored in the value for RegisteredOrganization.
>
> "Keith" <Ke...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >I have a PC that is setup for a particular user. This means that every time
> > you add a program it defaults to this user.
>
> > The user has now left the company. How can I change the owner to the new
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wont renaming the user work?

"dontseeme" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Nov 23, 3:08 pm, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSp...@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
>> With Regedit, search for the string RegisteredOwner. The company
>> affiliation is stored in the value for RegisteredOrganization.
>>
>> "Keith" <Ke...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news020A035-2631-47C1-9673-(E-Mail Removed)...
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>> >I have a PC that is setup for a particular user. This means that every
>> >time
>> > you add a program it defaults to this user.
>>
>> > The user has now left the company. How can I change the owner to the
>> > new
>> > user without having to re-install Windows?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> wont renaming the user work?

No. The owner's name was entered at Windows install time and
it pops up every time a new program is installed. As R McCarty
says, the information must be changed in the registry.

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
>
> No. The owner's name was entered at Windows install time and
> it pops up every time a new program is installed. As R McCarty
> says, the information must be changed in the registry.

I think, on every installation I've ever done with Windows, I've supplied
the following:

Your Name: Your Name Here
Your Company: Your Company Name Here

"HeyBub" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
>>
>> No. The owner's name was entered at Windows install time and
>> it pops up every time a new program is installed. As R McCarty
>> says, the information must be changed in the registry.
>
> I think, on every installation I've ever done with Windows, I've supplied
> the following:
>
> Your Name: Your Name Here
> Your Company: Your Company Name Here

This is correct, and to change it you can follow
R. McCarty's recipe.

Keith wrote:
> I have a PC that is setup for a particular user. This means that every time
> you add a program it defaults to this user.
>
> The user has now left the company. How can I change the owner to the new
> user without having to re-install Windows?


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, and some require the information to be entered
manually (typed in) by the installing individual.


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Bruce Chambers

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