Re: Change name in Win XP?

Thanks to the usual OEM version, this may not be the easiest thing in the
world to do.
One major problem is to make sure you have the OEM specific (updated?)
drivers.
Another involves the reinstall of applications.


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ObUngfcXHHA.2268@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Brian wrote:

I have taken over a Dell with XP, which belonged to a friend who
passed away. Her name keeps appearing in document properties etc.

How can I change the name fully to mine?


If I acquired a used computer, even one that belonged to a friend, the
first
thing I would do with it would be to reinstall the operating system
cleanly.
You have no idea how the computer has been maintained, what has been
installed incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may
be, etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes and
problems,
possibility of kiddie porn, etc., and I wouldn't recommend that anyone
else
do either.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup




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