darrenmarshall said:
How does one re-register window xp. I have recently accquired a lap
top from a family friend but it is currently registered to them.
One doesn't need to. Registration is entirely optional, and has no benefits
to you. It's used by Microsoft for marketing purposes and that's all. It's
only activation that's required, but unless you reinstall Windows, there's
no need to do that.
However, speaking of reinstalling Windows, if I acquired a used computer
(even from a family member or friend), 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.
