OK I got the change made to the Registered To:, but the folder in
"Documents and settings" will not allow me to change the name. Where do
I make this change? Thanks for the help.

Bruce Chambers Wrote:
> Greetings --
>
> 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
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
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> "tomm" anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
> news:034d01c396a6$d39ee7d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Can anyone tell me how to change the "Registered To" on
> the General Tab under Control Panel/System. I bought a
> Dell laptop for my son for college, but had it delivered
> to a neighbor's house as we were away. Dell kindly
> configured the "Registered To" with my neighbor's name,
> and now every time my son loads some new software, it
> auto-populates the "Registered To" with that name. It's
> driving him nuts, and he's driving me nuts.
> Thanks for any advice anyone can provide.


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toms94

toms94 wrote:

>
> OK I got the change made to the Registered To:, but the folder in
> "Documents and settings" will not allow me to change the name. Where
> do
> I make this change? Thanks for the help.
>
These are two separate issues. What you want to do now is to change the
account name. Since changing the account name will not change the
underlying files/folders, the way to do this is to create a new user
account, copy data to it from the old user account, and then delete the
old user account if desired. Here is a link that will walk you through
the process:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

Please note that you will need to log into the new user account once
before you can copy anything to it. I believe the article leaves out
that necessary step.

Malke
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Malke Wrote:
> toms94 wrote:
>
>
> OK I got the change made to the Registered To:, but the folder in
> "Documents and settings" will not allow me to change the name. Where
> do
> I make this change? Thanks for the help.
>
> These are two separate issues. What you want to do now is to change
> the
> account name. Since changing the account name will not change the
> underlying files/folders, the way to do this is to create a new user
> account, copy data to it from the old user account, and then delete
> the
> old user account if desired. Here is a link that will walk you through
> the process:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151
>
> Please note that you will need to log into the new user account once
> before you can copy anything to it. I believe the article leaves out
> that necessary step.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


Malke, thanks for the info.


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toms94

toms94 wrote:
> OK I got the change made to the Registered To:, but the folder in
> "Documents and settings" will not allow me to change the name. Where do
> I make this change? Thanks for the help.
>


The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
_cannot_ be renamed, 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. You can then delete the old user account(s).

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;279783

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151


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