Changing XP registered name on computer

[Capt 'Wild' Bill Kelso, USAAC]

I bought a new, much faster desktop to replace the older, slower one I bought
last month Both have OEM XP Home(yes, yes, their own installs, nothing
shared, thank you very much) ... I gave the older XPHome computer to oldest
daughter but the registered user is still me, my question is, can I change the
computer's registered name to hers, as she's going to take it to college?

 

[Dave Patrick]

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

"RegisteredOrganization"
"RegisteredOwner"

If that isn't what you meant then this may help.

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:
|I bought a new, much faster desktop to replace the older, slower one I
bought
| last month Both have OEM XP Home(yes, yes, their own installs, nothing
| shared, thank you very much) ... I gave the older XPHome computer to
oldest
| daughter but the registered user is still me, my question is, can I change
the
| computer's registered name to hers, as she's going to take it to college?

 

[S.Sengupta]

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
Data Type: String Value // Value Name: RegisteredOrganization
Data Type: String Value // Value Name: RegisteredOwner
Setting for Value Data: [Modify the Values to Reflect Current Information]
Exit Registry and Reboot


regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I bought a new, much faster desktop to replace the older, slower one I bought
last month Both have OEM XP Home(yes, yes, their own installs, nothing
shared, thank you very much) ... I gave the older XPHome computer to oldest
daughter but the registered user is still me, my question is, can I change the
computer's registered name to hers, as she's going to take it to college?

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, 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. You can then delete the old user account(s).

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783


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