Changing the owner

[Keith]

I have a PC that is setup for a particular user. This means that every time
you add a program it defaults to this user.

The user has now left the company. How can I change the owner to the new
user without having to re-install Windows?

 

[R. McCarty]

With Regedit, search for the string RegisteredOwner. The company
affiliation is stored in the value for RegisteredOrganization.

 

[dontseeme]

With Regedit, search for the string RegisteredOwner. The company
affiliation is stored in the value for RegisteredOrganization.







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wont renaming the user work?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

wont renaming the user work?

No. The owner's name was entered at Windows install time and
it pops up every time a new program is installed. As R McCarty
says, the information must be changed in the registry.

 

[HeyBub]

No. The owner's name was entered at Windows install time and
it pops up every time a new program is installed. As R McCarty
says, the information must be changed in the registry.

I think, on every installation I've ever done with Windows, I've supplied
the following:

Your Name: Your Name Here
Your Company: Your Company Name Here

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I think, on every installation I've ever done with Windows, I've supplied
the following:

Your Name: Your Name Here
Your Company: Your Company Name Here

This is correct, and to change it you can follow
R. McCarty's recipe.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have a PC that is setup for a particular user. This means that every time
you add a program it defaults to this user.

The user has now left the company. How can I change the owner to the new
user without having to re-install Windows?

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, and some require the information to be entered
manually (typed in) by the installing individual.


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