Renaming Registered User

Hi,

My friend bought a used computer yesterday and I reconfigured it and cleaned
up the mess. It's now almost brand new and running perfectly.

In the process of setting the computer up I changed the name of the
owner/workgroup and the change was accepted. All of the default
user/default/administrative folders now have his name and the former user's
folders no longer exist.

However when I go into Control Panel ----> System, the General tab still
shows the old user as the "registered user".

Is there any way to change this to his name?

Thanks in advance.

How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310441

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Window XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"El" <El@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

My friend bought a used computer yesterday and I reconfigured it and cleaned
up the mess. It's now almost brand new and running perfectly.

In the process of setting the computer up I changed the name of the
owner/workgroup and the change was accepted. All of the default
user/default/administrative folders now have his name and the former user's
folders no longer exist.

However when I go into Control Panel ----> System, the General tab still
shows the old user as the "registered user".

Is there any way to change this to his name?

Thanks in advance.

Thank you Ramesh!!! :-)



"Ramesh [MVP]" wrote:

> How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Windows XP:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310441
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Window XP Shell/User
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
> "El" <El@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:161BEE70-D6E4-4B5D-B29B-318F0E5635DB@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> My friend bought a used computer yesterday and I reconfigured it and cleaned
> up the mess. It's now almost brand new and running perfectly.
>
> In the process of setting the computer up I changed the name of the
> owner/workgroup and the change was accepted. All of the default
> user/default/administrative folders now have his name and the former user's
> folders no longer exist.
>
> However when I go into Control Panel ----> System, the General tab still
> shows the old user as the "registered user".
>
> Is there any way to change this to his name?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>

You're welcome

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Window XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"El" <El@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CF78D232-C09A-41D0-97D0-739E44F65C44@microsoft.com...
Thank you Ramesh!!! :-)



"Ramesh [MVP]" wrote:

> How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Windows XP:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310441
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Window XP Shell/User
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
> "El" <El@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:161BEE70-D6E4-4B5D-B29B-318F0E5635DB@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> My friend bought a used computer yesterday and I reconfigured it and
> cleaned
> up the mess. It's now almost brand new and running perfectly.
>
> In the process of setting the computer up I changed the name of the
> owner/workgroup and the change was accepted. All of the default
> user/default/administrative folders now have his name and the former
> user's
> folders no longer exist.
>
> However when I go into Control Panel ----> System, the General tab still
> shows the old user as the "registered user".
>
> Is there any way to change this to his name?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>