Changing registration name

[KC]

I bought a used computer and have also purchased new
software to upgrade from W2k to WXP, when I upgraded the
software it still shows the previous owner as the
registerd user, can this be changed?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi KC,

www.dougknox.com

Look under Utilities, Doug has a short script you can use to change this.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please try the following link:

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

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| I bought a used computer and have also purchased new
| software to upgrade from W2k to WXP, when I upgraded the
| software it still shows the previous owner as the
| registerd user, can this be changed?

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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I bought a used computer and have also purchased new
software to upgrade from W2k to WXP, when I upgraded the
software it still shows the previous owner as the
registerd user, can this be changed?

Others have told you how to do this. I have a different comment.

If I bought a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
is reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea how
the computer has been maintained, what has been installed
incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may
be, etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes
and problems, possibility of kiddie porn, etc., and I wouldn't
recommend that anyone else do either.