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I recently got a copy of ReCycle 2.1 from a friend and when we installed it at the time I put in random gibberish for the name and organization fields. When I tried to reinstall it later these fields remained..

I'm really OCD when it comes to this sort of thing, and I was trying to figure out where exactly in the registry this is logged. These are not the default name and organization of my computer btw, I know how to change these.
They are stored there specifically for this version of this program.
When I reinstalled my own copy of ReCycle 2.0 later, my proper fields remained from my previous installation. So this is specific to 2.1 only. I checked all the registry entries under Propellerhead and could not find anything. Nothing I tried to change works.. it's now permanently lodged somewhere..

Any ideas?

Big thanks,

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The name/organization string you typed is almost certainly being persisted outside the installer so the installer never re-prompts. 's browser-autocomplete idea won't affect an app About box, and 's uninstall/cleanup is a reasonable step but can miss per-user settings or a separate license file. A methodical search will find it.

First, search the registry for the exact text you entered (search Keys, Values and Data). Quick command-line workflow (run as your user / admin):

reg export "HKLM\SOFTWARE" hklm.reg
reg export "HKCU" hkcu.reg
findstr /i /c:"YOUR_ENTERED_TEXT" hklm.reg hkcu.reg

On 64-bit Windows also check under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node. You can also run regedit and use Edit -> Find to search the whole hive.

Next, search files for that string (look for .lic, .ini, .dat, .xml, .reg, etc.) in common locations: the program folder under Program Files, the per-user roaming/local profiles (%APPDATA% / "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data" on XP), and the machine-wide application data folder (%ALLUSERSPROFILE% or %PROGRAMDATA%). Example:

findstr /spin /c:"YOUR_ENTERED_TEXT" "C:\Program Files\*" "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\*" "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\*" > found.txt

If command-line searching is tedious, use a registry search utility like RegScanner (NirSoft) and a file-content search such as Agent Ransack to locate instances quickly.

When you find the key/file, export/backup it first, then remove or edit the value to force re-prompting. If the string is inside an encrypted license blob or a protected installer store, contact the vendor for a supported reset. Always back up the registry and any license files before changing or deleting them.

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Forget about trawling through registry for that... in IE go to Tools > Internet options > Content > AutoComplete, and hit " Clear forms ".

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Thank you for your response,

Maybe I was not clear enough. The name and organization fields are the fields you see when you press Help -> About in the program. These are fields that you are normally prompted to enter once you register the program on installation.

The problem is that I was prompted to enter them once, and now I do not know how to change them. Re-installing the program does not help, as I am no longer prompted to enter the fields.

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try unistalling the program ,then make sure it never left a folder in program files on the harddrive .if so delete it ,then run ccleaner to remove dead registry entries ,run the registry scan 2 or 3 time to make sure all is gone .then try reinstall,might help might not
http://www.ccleaner.com/

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