Re-registering your Computer to a Differnt Name

[Guest]

I bought a computer from someone and it says Registered to: And has their
name. I'm trying to figure out how to change that name to mine. Anyone know
how to do this ? Like in the Documents and Settings Folder in there a folder
has their name on it as well and I cant change that.
Any help would be great =)

 

[Guest]

Hi DonmarcoXP,

To change the Registered Owner name, either follow the instructions in this
MSKB article:

How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310441/en-us

or

D/load and run the script provided by Doug Knox:

XP_ChangeOwnerOrg - Changes the Register Owner/Organization in Windows XP
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm

In order for the new name to be registered in the Documents and Settings
folder, you will need to create a new account bearing the preferred name.
After creating the new account, you can copy the data from the old account
into the new account you created. Follow the instructions in this MSKB
article:

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us



Regards,

 

[Guest]

thank you so much. FIXED!
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Thanks,
DonMarcoXP

Hi DonmarcoXP,

To change the Registered Owner name, either follow the instructions in this
MSKB article:

How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310441/en-us

or

D/load and run the script provided by Doug Knox:

XP_ChangeOwnerOrg - Changes the Register Owner/Organization in Windows XP
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm

In order for the new name to be registered in the Documents and Settings
folder, you will need to create a new account bearing the preferred name.
After creating the new account, you can copy the data from the old account
into the new account you created. Follow the instructions in this MSKB
article:

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us



Regards,

 

[Guest]

You're very welcome!



Regards,

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I bought a computer from someone and it says Registered to: And has their
name. I'm trying to figure out how to change that name to mine. Anyone know
how to do this ? Like in the Documents and Settings Folder in there a folder
has their name on it as well and I cant change that.
Any help would be great =)

With second-hand computers, especially if acquired from strangers
but perhaps even if acquired from a family member or friend, your wisest
course of action would definitely be to format the hard drives and start
fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because the original owner may
have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or have problems because
the original owner downloaded/installed viruses or other malware.

However, 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, without risky registry editing, 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. Once you've logged in using this
new account (and transfered any data you need to preserve, 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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Bruce Chambers

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