How do you change WIN XP "registered to" informati

Recently purchased a used CPU with WIN XP and under system information
the registered user is just a jumble of letters. How can i change this
to my name?
I would like to be recognized as the registered user.

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"metro4edd" wrote:
> Recently purchased a used CPU with WIN XP and under system
> information the registered user is just a jumble of letters.
> How can i change this to my name?
> I would like to be recognized as the registered user.

Look in the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows
NTCurrentVersion

Change the Computer's Registered Owner in Windows XP
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm

Microsoft Registration: Start > Run and type: REGWIZ /R ,
and hit enter.

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"metro4edd" wrote:

| Recently purchased a used CPU with WIN XP and under system information
| the registered user is just a jumble of letters. How can i change this
| to my name?
| I would like to be recognized as the registered user.

metro4edd wrote:

> Recently purchased a used CPU with WIN XP and under system information
> the registered user is just a jumble of letters. How can i change this
> to my name?
> I would like to be recognized as the registered user.


If I bought 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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