System Properties

[James Harris]

I have a new XP Home system and the name I entered when first booting the
system is not what I want listed as the "Registered to:" name in system
properties. I see how to change the computer name, but cannot find a way to
edit this initial registration name. Can I change this registration name?

Thanks,
James Harris

 

[Will Denny]

Hi James

Try here:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm

Courtesy of MVP Doug Knox.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| I have a new XP Home system and the name I entered when first booting the
| system is not what I want listed as the "Registered to:" name in system
| properties. I see how to change the computer name, but cannot find a way
to
| edit this initial registration name. Can I change this registration name?
|
| Thanks,
| James Harris
|
|

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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.


Bruce Chambers

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