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Christopher

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:48 am
Post subject: Change of name / user / owner
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I have a new laptop computer and have gifted my old sony vaio to my wife
[thats the sort of guy I am].

My name appears as the registered user of the Vaio. Is there some way
that I can change this to the name of my wife without reformatting
everything?

Many thanks
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Malke

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:48 am
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Christopher wrote:
> I have a new laptop computer and have gifted my old sony vaio to my wife
> [thats the sort of guy I am].
>
> My name appears as the registered user of the Vaio. Is there some way
> that I can change this to the name of my wife without reformatting
> everything?
>
> Many thanks
>
>

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm - Change the
registered owner/company

Have her also make a new user account in her own name and delete yours
if she likes.


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Bruce Chambers

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:13 pm
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Christopher wrote:
> I have a new laptop computer and have gifted my old sony vaio to my wife
> [thats the sort of guy I am].
>
> My name appears as the registered user of the Vaio. Is there some way
> that I can change this to the name of my wife without reformatting
> everything?
>
> Many thanks
>
>


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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william anderson

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:00 pm
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control panel>users>click their name>then change name

William Anderson
"Christopher" <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.not> wrote in message
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>I have a new laptop computer and have gifted my old sony vaio to my wife
>[thats the sort of guy I am].
>
> My name appears as the registered user of the Vaio. Is there some way
> that I can change this to the name of my wife without reformatting
> everything?
>
> Many thanks
>
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william anderson

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:03 pm
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control panel, then users, then click the name, then select change name

William Anderson
"Christopher" <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.not> wrote in message
news:eUDCWx94HHA.5796@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I have a new laptop computer and have gifted my old sony vaio to my wife
>[thats the sort of guy I am].
>
> My name appears as the registered user of the Vaio. Is there some way
> that I can change this to the name of my wife without reformatting
> everything?
>
> Many thanks
>
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Malke

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:06 am
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william anderson wrote:
> control panel, then users, then click the name, then select change name

No, sorry. That will not changed the registered user and will not change
the user account (except for the name shown on the Welcome Screen). Read
the other replies to get the answer.


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