Change System Name????

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Dick

I just inherited a system from a family member and would like to remove
their name and replace it with mine where ever it is in the reg. I have seen
a utility that does this but I can not find it now. Anyone know about what
I'm looking for?
 
The date and time was 12/29/2007 11:01 AM, and on a whim, Dick pounded
out on the keyboard:

> I just inherited a system from a family member and would like to remove
> their name and replace it with mine where ever it is in the reg. I have seen
> a utility that does this but I can not find it now. Anyone know about what
> I'm looking for?
>
>
>

Hi Dick,

Is this what you're looking for:
http://www.download.com/XP-Registered-Name-Changer/3000-2094_4-10586823.html

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Dick wrote:
> I just inherited a system from a family member and would like to remove
> their name and replace it with mine where ever it is in the reg. I have seen
> a utility that does this but I can not find it now. Anyone know about what
> I'm looking for?
>
>
>


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.


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"Dick" <Smok10a@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:OOmdnSO17PcVBOvanZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>I just inherited a system from a family member and would like to remove their name
>and replace it with mine where ever it is in the reg. I have seen a utility that
>does this but I can not find it now. Anyone know about what I'm looking for?
>
>
>

8th line down on the left:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

or

Scroll down to RegInfo 4
http://basconotw.mvps.org/dwnlds.htm

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On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:01:25 -0500, "Dick" <Smok10a@netscape.net>
wrote:

> I just inherited a system from a family member and would like to remove
> their name and replace it with mine where ever it is in the reg. I have seen
> a utility that does this but I can not find it now. Anyone know about what
> I'm looking for?


Answered in another newsgroup. Please do not send the same message
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Open Control Panel > Systems > Computer Name tab > type your new computer name >
Apply > OK.

HTH,
-Rino

"Dick" <Smok10a@netscape.net> wrote in message news:OOmdnSO17PcVBOvanZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
> I just inherited a system from a family member and would like to remove
> their name and replace it with mine where ever it is in the reg. I have seen
> a utility that does this but I can not find it now. Anyone know about what
> I'm looking for?
>
>
>
 
This changes computer name not registered owner.
"< < Rino > >" <noemail@email.com> wrote in message
news:ejZGbqlSIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Open Control Panel > Systems > Computer Name tab > type your new computer
> name >
> Apply > OK.
>
> HTH,
> -Rino
>
> "Dick" <Smok10a@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:OOmdnSO17PcVBOvanZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> I just inherited a system from a family member and would like to remove
>> their name and replace it with mine where ever it is in the reg. I have
>> seen
>> a utility that does this but I can not find it now. Anyone know about
>> what
>> I'm looking for?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
 
No such tab in my registry.
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
news:uX$f9HlSIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Dick wrote:
>> I just inherited a system from a family member and would like to remove
>> their name and replace it with mine where ever it is in the reg. I have
>> seen a utility that does this but I can not find it now. Anyone know
>> about what I'm looking for?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
> Russell
>
> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
> killed a great many philosophers.
> ~ Denis Diderot
 
Dick wrote:
> I just inherited a system from a family member and would like to
> remove their name and replace it with mine where ever it is in the
> reg. I have seen a utility that does this but I can not find it now.
> Anyone know about what I'm looking for?

Once you find the re-branding technique, I suggest the following:

"Your Name Here"
"Your Company Name Here"

So that when your computer gets handed off, the new owner won't be burdened.
 
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