changing "user" name and password

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My brother passed away and I inherited his computer. He has his user name
and password programmed in his system, so I am not able to do things like
schedule tasks, etc. I want to change his information to my information.
Does anyone know how to do this? (I'm using Windows XP home version.)
 
My brother passed away and I inherited his computer. He has his user
name and password programmed in his system, so I am not able to do
things like schedule tasks, etc. I want to change his information to
my information. Does anyone know how to do this? (I'm using Windows
XP home version.)
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If I bought or inherited a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
would be to 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.

But if you just want to change the "Registered to" name, you can do so by
editing HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner
with Regedit.
 
My brother passed away and I inherited his computer. He has his user name
and password programmed in his system, so I am not able to do things like
schedule tasks, etc. I want to change his information to my information.
Does anyone know how to do this? (I'm using Windows XP home version.)
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Have you tried creating your own user name and password?
(Control Panel - User Accounts)

Then, if you want any files from his account, take ownership (see
here)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech

and copy them to your folders, then delete his account.
 
My brother passed away and I inherited his computer. He has his user name
and password programmed in his system, so I am not able to do things like
schedule tasks, etc. I want to change his information to my information.
Does anyone know how to do this? (I'm using Windows XP home version.)
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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

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151



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