Re: permissions maybe/bought computer, it is still registered in the sellers name
- From: "umwhat" <nicholaslife@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:52:53 +1200
....and, I still can not install Flash Player on this computer. I have a Macromedia Shockwave 10 product on this computer also and am wondering if it is what is not letting XP SP 3 and Flash Player install. I installed Silverlight. The helps at Adobe.com have not helped but after looking in the Macromedia folder for Macromedia Shockwave I see there is still versions 6 through 9 in there...
hi again...
"umwhat" <nicholaslife@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:#JZ6Gnw5IHA.4344@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Bruce,.
I am using the computer agin now which I asked about in this thread.
I am wondering what good it will do me to change the previous owners name in the registry. It seems it will do nothing and I am wondering shouldn't the activating and registering be done through the operating system?
...these are some ideas I just got after seeing the previous owners name in the registry.
BTW, his name was not where you posted above, his name was in the Real Player, I know what Real Player is...and somewhere else...
It seems there may be a legality involved here even though the previous owner is not the legal owner now, I mean, even if what I change his name to, it seems the new name should be registered properly for any effect.
hi...
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#c$25CR5IHA.1420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
umwhat wrote:Windows Update is not letting me install Windows XP SP3 and nor can I
install Windows XP SP3 from the Windows XP SP3 download I saved for
future installations. Adobe Flash Player will not install and I see at
Adobe a reason for Flash Player not installing can be there are some sort
of restricted user permissions and I am logged on as an Administrator.
Can I reregister Windows XP Home Edition in my name? I did find a form
online at Microsoft where I could change ownership or reregister XP but I
did not know what I should write for the old owners name.
I have since found there is his name on the computer, and I can even
email him if I need to.
What can I do about this?
I want to register the XP Home Edition in my name anyway. Shall I try to
find the Microsoft webpage I found before where I could try to change
the ownership and attempt to register XP in my name or what should I do?
With second-hand computers, especially if acquired from strangers but
perhaps even if acquired from a family member or friend, your wisest
course of action would definitely be to format the hard drives and start
fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because the original owner may
have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or have problems because the
original owner downloaded/installed viruses or other malware.
However, 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, while others read it only
during installation.
The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
_cannot_ be renamed, without risky registry editing, even if the
associated user account has been. So, your best course of action would be
to log on using the built-in Administrator account, create a new user
account, with the username desired. Once you've logged in using this new
account (and transfered any data you need to preserve, you can then delete
the old user account(s).
HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783
How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151
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