This cool tip that will help you modify your registered Windows XP or Windows Vista username and Company.
This feature is helpful if:
1. Your XP or Vista system came installed by your PC dealer.
2. You fresh installed your system and made a spelling mistake when specifying the system owner and company.
As this hack involves the modification of your system Registry, make sure you export the Registry file before attempting the following steps:
1. Click ‘Start’ , Click ‘Run’ , type regedit.
2. Go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion node.
3. Look for the values RegisteredOwner and RegisteredOrganization. Edit their values to you username and company name of choice.
4. Exit the Registry Editor
Enjoy!
[tags] Pc hacks, Windows Hacks, Registry [/tags]
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thanks for sharing.
Nice tip. Since my company have given me a new laptop and the old one is officially mine, i could apply this to change the registered owner.