- Changing the owner
- Posted by Keith on November 23rd, 2007
I have a PC that is setup for a particular user. This means that every time
you add a program it defaults to this user.
The user has now left the company. How can I change the owner to the new
user without having to re-install Windows?
- Posted by R. McCarty on November 23rd, 2007
With Regedit, search for the string RegisteredOwner. The company
affiliation is stored in the value for RegisteredOrganization.
"Keith" <Keith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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- Posted by dontseeme on November 23rd, 2007
On Nov 23, 3:08 pm, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSp...@mindspring.com>
wrote:
wont renaming the user work?
- Posted by Pegasus \(MVP\) on November 23rd, 2007
"dontseeme" <ahchoo100@gmail.com> wrote in message
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No. The owner's name was entered at Windows install time and
it pops up every time a new program is installed. As R McCarty
says, the information must be changed in the registry.
- Posted by HeyBub on November 23rd, 2007
Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
I think, on every installation I've ever done with Windows, I've supplied
the following:
Your Name: Your Name Here
Your Company: Your Company Name Here
- Posted by Pegasus \(MVP\) on November 23rd, 2007
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This is correct, and to change it you can follow
R. McCarty's recipe.
- Posted by Bruce Chambers on November 23rd, 2007
Keith wrote:
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, and some require the information to be entered
manually (typed in) by the installing individual.
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Bruce Chambers
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