Re: Is it possible to change the registration info of Windows ME? by Larry
Larry
Mon Apr 21 08:53:04 PDT 2008
That's the one Mike. Thanks so much for the help. I know it isn't a life and
death situation, but it's kind of annoying. :0)
Thanks again,
Larry
"Mike M" wrote:
> If you mean the "Registered to:" information visible on System Properties
> (right click on My Computer and select properties from the menu), then
> yes, this can be easily changed using regedit.
>
> Using Regedit (Start, Run, enter Regedit and then click OK), Navigate in
> the left hand pane, clicking the + signs where necessary, to the key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
> Now move the right hand pane and you should see two string values,
> "RegisteredOrganisation" and "RegisteredOwner". Select the one you wish
> to change and double click, and now enter the text string you wish to have
> displayed. Click OK and when finished exit Regedit.
>
> Please note that editing the registry can cause unwanted and unexpected
> problems if the wrong keys are edited or deleted so please be very
> careful.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>
> <Larry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I was recently given my daughter-in-law's old college Compaq Presario
> > 1200 laptop PC. I have been adding memory, a new battery and the
> > like, but would like to change the registration info to say that it
> > is registered to me instead of her when it boots up. Is that possible
> > without reinstalling Windows?
> > Thanks,
> > Larry
>
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