Re: Windows registered name incorrect

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From: *** Ballard (ballardr_at_att.net)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 07:52:17 GMT

Just an update to this thread. I finally got around to trying the User
ID manipulation described below. In order to do this, I had to create
two new User ID's, one to receive the data from the original User ID,
and one to use for access to the old/new User ID's for the copy/delete
operation (I originally had only one User ID). After doing the copy to
the new User ID and then deleting the original User ID, the third User
ID could then be deleted, leaving me with a correctly functioning
single User ID.

The only issue that arose was that the copy function did not succeed
in replicating all of my settings. The desktop and task bar were
copied mostly correctly, but I still had to manually change a number
of items such as various Windows Explorer options and power scheme
settings. I also had to manually redirect Quicken to the new data
location and reset the sharing options.

*** Ballard
ballardr@att.net

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:40:53 -0700, "Jupiter Jones [MVP]"
<jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote:

>***;
>The easiest way to change it under Documents and Settings is to create a new
>profile and copy the data from old to new profile:
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151
>The old profile can be safely deleted from User Accounts once you are sure
>all is OK in the new profile.

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 I wrote:

>OK, I got the Registered To: Name entry changed under My
>Computer/Properties/General tab, but the original erroneous name entry
>appears all over the machine. It shows up in all of the Documents and
>Settings paths and therefore is part of every programs data path.
>
>If I search on that bad entry in the registry, it is all over the
>place, usually as part of a Documents and Settings path. There must be
>50 or more such entries. It even shows up as User Name entries in the
>registry even though I never used that as a user name. I suppose I
>might be able to change them all (is there a search/replace function
>in Regedit?), but what does that do to all the applications that use
>the data path with the phony entry? Will they be suitably notified of
>the path change by the new registry entries?
>
>This all resulted from a single flubbed key stroke at first turn on,
>and now there seems to be no way to recover without major pain.

>*** Ballard
>ballardr@att.net

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:48:21 -0700, "Jupiter Jones [MVP]"
<jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote:

>***;
>Go here:
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>Line 7 right column "Change Registered Owner..."

Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

"*** Ballard" <ballardr@att.net> wrote in message
news:t5s8u09172cb321c72tlqv12c3hvairp4t@4ax.com...
> Brand new laptop with Windows XP Home. On first start up I goofed
> while entering my name. Now under My Computer/Properties it has the
> mis typed name for the Registered To: entry. How do I change this? It
> is not the user name or the administrator or the computer name.
>
> *** Ballard
> ballardr@att.net

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