Changing name the system is registered to.

[Michele]

I recently had to get a new hard drive and clean slate. The guy who did the
work for me spelled my name wrong in a couple of places and it's driving me
nuts. When I click on System, it says Registered to xxxxxx and it's spelled
wrong. How do I fix this?

 

[Leonard Grey]

"Create a duplicate user profile with a different name"
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/dupprofile.htm
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

 

[Nepatsfan]

I recently had to get a new hard drive and clean slate. The guy who did the
work for me spelled my name wrong in a couple of places and it's driving
me
nuts. When I click on System, it says Registered to xxxxxx and it's
spelled
wrong. How do I fix this?

You can run the script available from this web site to change that entry.

Line 7, right hand column, Change Registered Owner and Organization
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Here are some other options to accomplish the same goal.

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

http://www.theeldergeek.com/modify_registered_owner_and_organization.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Michele]

Thanks! Using the process from Elder Geek did the trick. I had already tried
the process from Doug Knox and it did not do what I wanted.
One more question. When I go into Documents and Settings, the default folder
that is created still has the name spelled wrong and I was hoping that it
would be fixed also. Windows won't let me rename it. Is there a way to get
around this?

 

[Nepatsfan]

The procedure that's outlined in the link provided by Leonard Grey is the
accepted route to solve this problem. As you may have already found out,
changing the user name in Control Panel -> User Accounts is really only a
cosmetic solution. Creating a new user account with the correct name and
copying your old files to the new profile is the way to go. Here's an
article with more info.

How do I copy a user profile in Windows XP?
http://www.petri.co.il/copy_user_profiles_in_windows_xp.htm

You will have to use a third account which is a computer administrator in
order to copy the files. You can use the built-in Administrator account or,
if you're running XP Home, create a temporary admin account that can be
deleted once the procedure is completed.

Good luck

Nepatsfan