Friday, August 17, 2012

Change the Registered User and Company Name in Windows XP / Vista

Network administrators have had countless times that they need to change the registered user and company name for a Windows installation. Unfortunately, this process is rather difficult and needs to be done through the registry. Fortunately, by following the steps below you will be able to edit the registered user and company name for either a Windows XP computer or a Windows Vista computer.


Step 1 : Press window key + r from your keyboard to open run box.

Step 2 : type regedit and press enter to open your registry.

Step 3: Put your cursor on my computer.

Step 4: Press ctrl+f from your keyboard to open the find dialog box.

Step 5. Type RegisteredOwner and press enter.

Step 6: In order to change either of these fields double click the field name and enter your information in the "Value data" section and click OK

When you are satisfied with your entries, exit the Registry Editor and your new values will be present when you open My Computer properties (Computer properties in Vista).

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