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............ change the previous owners name in my 2nd hand computer? It's got Windows XP Home w/SP3 and I just want to remove their name from my daughters computer.
Also, we bought one for our son but it has Windows XP Professional on it but I can't upgrade the Internet Explorer to IE7? Why is that? I have never used XP Pro before, but figured it was the same as Home.
Thanks in advance,
Wild32
PS: I'm not sure what other information you require, so if I've missed something, please let me know. Thanks!
Also, we bought one for our son but it has Windows XP Professional on it but I can't upgrade the Internet Explorer to IE7? Why is that? I have never used XP Pro before, but figured it was the same as Home.
Thanks in advance,
Wild32
PS: I'm not sure what other information you require, so if I've missed something, please let me know. Thanks!
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First one is easy: Go Start, Run, enter regedit
Navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
Change [rclick and use Modify] RegisteredOwner to MyLilBunnykins
Or if you prefer this will do it for you:
==Please copy the text in the box to a notepad [format/wordwrap unchecked] and save as fixkey.reg, as type "all files", to your desktop; dclick it to run... agree; if it opens in notepad instead rclick the icon [file], choose Open with, Registry editor....
Navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
Change [rclick and use Modify] RegisteredOwner to MyLilBunnykins
Or if you prefer this will do it for you:
==Please copy the text in the box to a notepad [format/wordwrap unchecked] and save as fixkey.reg, as type "all files", to your desktop; dclick it to run... agree; if it opens in notepad instead rclick the icon [file], choose Open with, Registry editor....
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] "RegisteredOwner" ="MyLilBunnykins"
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Gerbil has given you the right information but I just go
"Control Panel"
"System"
"Computer Name"
"Change"
Then enter the new name in the highlighted area.
Click "OK"
When you reboot the name will be changed.
"Control Panel"
"System"
"Computer Name"
"Change"
Then enter the new name in the highlighted area.
Click "OK"
When you reboot the name will be changed.
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To Bob_180_Bob
Please take note that he doesn't want to change the computer name, he wants to change the owner to whom the computer is registered to. There's a difference in you're post and Gerbil's post.
Gerbil is right
Please take note that he doesn't want to change the computer name, he wants to change the owner to whom the computer is registered to. There's a difference in you're post and Gerbil's post.
Gerbil is right
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Originally Posted by gerbil 
First one is easy: Go Start, Run, enter regedit
Navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
Change [rclick and use Modify] RegisteredOwner to MyLilBunnykins
Or if you prefer this will do it for you:
==Please copy the text in the box to a notepad [format/wordwrap unchecked] and save as fixkey.reg, as type "all files", to your desktop; dclick it to run... agree; if it opens in notepad instead rclick the icon [file], choose Open with, Registry editor....
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] "RegisteredOwner" ="MyLilBunnykins"
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and for you IE7 up grade problem go here and download and install it ,instead of doing it through windows updates .
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Linux boot cd http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
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