How to change the registered name on Windows XP

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If you are worried about people getting your name from looking at who the computer is registered to, you can do this simple trick.

Click "run" (Windows Key+R/Or find it in the "start" menu)

Type in "regedit" (Without the quotes), now a window that looks like figure1 should appear



Browse to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
, using the small plus signs next to the headings (see Figure 2)



To change the name of the registered owner:

• In the right pane, double-click "RegisteredOwner". Under Value data, type the name that you want, and
• then click OK. (See Figure 3 for location)

Change the value (name) at the prompt shown highlighted (see Figure 4)



To change the name of the registered company:

• In the right pane, double-click "RegisteredOrganization". Under Value data, type the name that you want, and
• then click OK.

NOTE: DO NOT DELETE ANY FILES OR YOU WILL RUIN YOUR SYSTEM! I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY OF WHAT YOU DO WITH THIS