Re: Rename a machine
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:58:52 -0700
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:43:12 -0400, "Steve Freides"
<steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A user, who inherited their computer from someone else, would like me to
rename the machine so that his name shows up in the usual places instead of
that of the machine's former owner. I've done this once or twice in the
past - my memory is that it's a royal pain because so many user-specific
settings get lost. I would like to keep the user name the same, just change
the machine name. Because, among other things, the user use AutoCAD, I'm
kind of nervous about attempting this.
If I acquired a used computer, 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.
But if you just want to change the "Registered to" name, you can do so
by editing
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner
with Regedit.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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