Changing Name

[madfishmonger]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this...I was
wondering if there's any way I can change the name on my
computer. I had my Windows installed by a computer company
and forgot to tell them I don't want my real name on the
computer. Is there any way I can change this? I'd
appreciate any help. If there's somewhere more appropriate
to post this, just let me know

 

[Dave Patrick]

Navigate to;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
and edit the Reg_Sz strings:

"RegisteredOrganization"
"RegisteredOwner"

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Not sure if this is the right place to post this...I was
| wondering if there's any way I can change the name on my
| computer. I had my Windows installed by a computer company
| and forgot to tell them I don't want my real name on the
| computer. Is there any way I can change this? I'd
| appreciate any help. If there's somewhere more appropriate
| to post this, just let me know

 

[Dave Patrick]

Navigate to;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
and edit the Reg_Sz strings:

"RegisteredOrganization"
"RegisteredOwner"

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Not sure if this is the right place to post this...I was
| wondering if there's any way I can change the name on my
| computer. I had my Windows installed by a computer company
| and forgot to tell them I don't want my real name on the
| computer. Is there any way I can change this? I'd
| appreciate any help. If there's somewhere more appropriate
| to post this, just let me know

 

[Guest]

That helped, thanks But I should have been more
specific, I need to change the name that's in the My
Documents folder, I tried to just change it, but it said I
couldn't. Is there anything I can do about this?
bean

 

[Guest]

That helped, thanks But I should have been more
specific, I need to change the name that's in the My
Documents folder, I tried to just change it, but it said I
couldn't. Is there anything I can do about this?
bean

 

[Dave Patrick]

You can use the Copy To function to mirror the profile. Create the new
account (Control Panel|Users and Passwords ) logon with the new account at
least once. Then while logged on as another user (with administrative
rights) Control Panel|System|User Profiles, select your olduser, Copy To,
Browse to
%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\newuser
Change "Permitted to use:" to "newuser" OK.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| That helped, thanks But I should have been more
| specific, I need to change the name that's in the My
| Documents folder, I tried to just change it, but it said I
| couldn't. Is there anything I can do about this?
| bean

 

[Dave Patrick]

You can use the Copy To function to mirror the profile. Create the new
account (Control Panel|Users and Passwords ) logon with the new account at
least once. Then while logged on as another user (with administrative
rights) Control Panel|System|User Profiles, select your olduser, Copy To,
Browse to
%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\newuser
Change "Permitted to use:" to "newuser" OK.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| That helped, thanks But I should have been more
| specific, I need to change the name that's in the My
| Documents folder, I tried to just change it, but it said I
| couldn't. Is there anything I can do about this?
| bean