:lol: I purchased a Laptop from a store that had sold it previosly and the first owner had fired up Widows XP and logged his name to it ...
Now everthing goes via C:\documents and settings\Billy>
I want to change this login to another name (cos i'm not Billy )
Please give me the answers you techies out there :rolleyes:
Thank in advance !!!!
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Jump to PostTo change login names or user specifics in windows XP,
navigate ; Start>Control Panel>User Accounts
Jump to PostTwoyorkie, to tell ya the truth, I'm suprised the computer store did not already reformatt the computer.
Do you happen to have your current XP discs? Because if so, I would definitely recommmend reformatting.
Jump to PostSorry twoyorkie, the title of your post threw me and i should have read the details better, but it was a late night!!! sigh....
Yeh, if your system was not supplied with an up to date O/S disc, take it back and get the retailer to 'clean install' an …
Jump to Post"the registered name in Windows"!!! so that's what you wish to change... you shoulda said so!! Easy. start>run>type regedit. Go to this key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\current version [open this by highlighting it]...and there you have it, down near the botom of the list -registered owner! Highlight the name, change the data …
Jump to PostTwoyorkie... are you sorted now? i got a bit confused by the threads in here.... glad to have been of help, anyway.
Samashahdi.... HKLM is hivekey local machine... u gotta open up those folders.... now i also meant for you to open current version [by clicking on it] , …
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many thanks
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at last...someone who could help.CHEERS
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Much needed info supplied with ease,thanks
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