Change Registed to: in WinXp About box

[imac9556]

Hi,
I'm helping a friend setup a used computer he bought from a reseller. When he finally "settled" into his computer, install program files, documents, etc., he realized that the registed to name was wrong. It was of the old user. He does not want to reinstall Windows just to change that name, is there a possible way to change it?
PS: Its the name in the System Properties box. When you right click, my computer, and see the System Properties box. Is there a way to change the name?

thank you very much, Paul

[Jack Hannibal]

Click Start - Run then type "regedit" without the quotes and hit OK.

Then navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

RegisteredOrganization
RegisterdOwner

Change the values in the right hand pane.
Be very careful, this is the registry you are dealing with here. BACKUP the registry first.

Do a search in the Registry for the name that it shows.

[imac9556]

cool. thanks guys! This forum is awesome! -Paul