How to change your Windows system owner and company ?
Gili | Apr 14, 2007 | Comments 5
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]
We are on Facebook! Become a fan and get regular updates on the latest tips and tricks.
Filed Under: Windows Tweaks
Share this post with your friends and peers:
You might want to look into these related tips and tricks:
- How to easily show hidden files in Vista ?
- How to display your Windows System Information with Bginfo ?
- How to disable the annoying Windows startup sound ?
[...] How to change your Windows system owner and company – Gili [...]
[...] Source: AVirtualExit.com [...]
[...] A Virtual Exit – How to change your Windows system owner and company ? [...]
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.