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How
to Change the Registered Owner Name in XP
How to change
the system owner and the XP registration name without doing a full system
restore. You can change the registered owner information by editing the
registry. Always remember to back up the registry before making changes.
- Open your
favorite registry editor
- In the
left pane, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
- In the
right details pane, double click the entry labeled RegisteredOwner.
In the Value Data field, delete the name and type in the name you want.
Click OK
- You can
similarly change the company name (or make it blank) by double clicking
the entry labeled RegisteredOrganization and editing the Value Data
field
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