Your welcome Tom anytime On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Tom Wade <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks to every one for your help. The Reg Edit solution worked, so --- > double thanks to Alan Avery. > > > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:51 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. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Tom > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
