You should ALSO change it at key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
On Sep 18, 2:51 pm, Alan Avery <[email protected]> wrote: > You can try to use the Reg edit to change name. > > To change your name and company information after Windows is installed on > your computer, follow these steps: > > *Important* This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how > to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify > the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps > carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. > Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information > about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article > number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: > 322756<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/?FR=1> > (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/) How to back up and restore the > registry in Windows > > 1. Click *Start*, and then click *Run*. > 2. In the *Open* box, type regedit, and then click *OK*. > 3. Locate the following registry key: > *HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows > NT\CurrentVersion* > 4. To change the company name, do the following: > > In the right pane, double-click *RegisteredOrganization*. Under *Value > data*, type the name that you want, and then click *OK*. > 5. To change the name of the registered owner, do the following: > > In the right pane, double-click *RegisteredOwner*. Under *Value data*, > type the name that you want, and then click *OK*. > 6. Click *Exit* on the *File* menu to quit Registry Editor. > > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Ka dadi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Then what you need is to change the computer name, Right click my computer, > > go to properties, see the computer name and change it, restart. > > > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 3:49 AM, DaveyBoi <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> That's okay, for Windows XP Home edition you need to do the following. > > >> 1. Left-click on the Start button. > > >> 2. Left-click on Control panel. > > >> 3. Left-click on User accounts. (If you don't see "User accounts", > >> you'll see "Switch to Category View" on the left hand side of the > >> window, after left-clicking that, you should then see User accounts.) > > >> From here you have the option to edit, rename, delete accounts, etc, > > >> Let us know if this helps. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
