Re: Changing registered user

From: Peter (ex-brit)
Date: 09/19/04 

Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:39:15 -0400

BIG APOLOGY.... I was looking for a sub heading underneath current version
"Registered Owner".....if I click on "Current Version"....yes it's
there!!!!! DUH ;-) 

-- 
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
Windows XP Home SP2.
P4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1.0gb DDR.
"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message 
news:%23eM%23A7mnEHA.3868@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> By the way, excuse me butting in on the thread, but I try to read as many 
> as possible to learn whatever!
> No there is no registered owner showing in there.  I even went in to safe 
> mode as administrator and nothing there either.  Would it have something 
> to do with this installation of XP SP2 is from my slipstreamed CD? 
> Although I doubt that is the case.   When I reinstalled the other day, I 
> went through all the usual steps, naming the PC, entering user names, and 
> registering with MS.
>
> -- 
> Peter.
> Toronto, Canada.
> Windows XP Home SP2.
> P4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1.0gb DDR.
> "Patti MacLeod" <pam120@nospamshaw.ca> wrote in message 
> news:OxJLGpmnEHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> When you navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion 
>> does
>> RegisteredOwner not appear in the right-hand pane?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -- 
>> Patti MacLeod
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>
>> "Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message
>> news:uK25ukmnEHA.2764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Weird...I don't have that item in my registry.....?
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Peter.
>>> Toronto, Canada.
>>> Windows XP Home SP2.
>>> P4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1.0gb DDR.
>>> "Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OFw3KTmnEHA.3152@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> > sportingrh wrote:
>>> >> I bought this hp laptop used fro the original owner and I have
>>> >> downloaded info to microsoft ,and have since updated with no problem
>>> >> I have never used xp before and I wanted to change in system where it
>>> >> shows registered user to my name any help. I have all the disk and
>>> >> papers.
>>> >> Ray
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >    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, some read it only during
>>> > installation, and some don't read it al all.
>>> >
>>> > -- 
>>> >
>>> > Bruce Chambers
>>> >
>>> > Help us help you:
>>> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>> >
>>> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on 
>>> > having
>>> > both at once. - RAH
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
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