Amend your Windows registration
By
Greg Shultz, Special to ZDNet Asia
Thursday, April 21, 2005 09:48 AM
When you install Windows XP, the installation
procedure prompts you to enter your user name and a company name.
Then, this information displays on the General tab of the System
Properties dialog box under the Registered To heading.
Unfortunately, Windows XP doesn't provide you with a tool for
changing this registration information. However, you can alter the
registration information by editing the registry. Follow these
seven steps to alter the information:
- Launch the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
Version.
- Locate and double-click the RegisteredOwner
value.
- When you see the Edit DWORD Value dialog box,
change the Value Data setting to whatever user name you want, and
click OK.
- Locate and double-click the
RegisteredOrganization value.
- When you see the Edit DWORD Value dialog box,
change the Value Data setting to whatever company name you want,
and click OK.
- Close the Registry Editor and restart Windows
XP in order for the changes to take effect.
Note: Editing the registry
is risky, so be sure you have a verified backup before saving any
changes.
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