Changing Your Name and Your Company Name in XP

[Guest]

When you first turn on an OEM installed XP (on Dells), it ask you for your
name and your company name. Where do you change these? This is not the same
thing as the Computers Name.

Thanks
Bob

 

[Bruce Chambers]

When you first turn on an OEM installed XP (on Dells), it ask you for your
name and your company name. Where do you change these? This is not the same
thing as the Computers Name.

Thanks
Bob

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.


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Bruce Chambers

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