Ineedhelp@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:

> My brother passed away and I inherited his computer. He has his user
> name and password programmed in his system, so I am not able to do
> things like schedule tasks, etc. I want to change his information to
> my information. Does anyone know how to do this? (I'm using Windows
> XP home version.)


If I bought or inherited a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea how the
computer has been maintained, what has been installed incorrectly, what is
missing, what viruses and spyware there may be, etc. I wouldn't want to live
with somebody else's mistakes and problems, possibility of kiddie porn,
etc., and I wouldn't recommend that anyone else do either.

But if you just want to change the "Registered to" name, you can do so by
editing HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner
with Regedit.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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