How to rename my computer

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Trevor BROOKES

The person who installed XP on my compuer made an error in spelling my name
for the computer

So when I right click the my computer the "registered user" is not what I
wan't

How do I change this, please note that I do not mean the user as this I know
how
Thanks
 
Thanks it worked a treat BUT as the window does not go away when you type in
the new name I re typed it a second time and now have two names instead of
one

how do I get rid of one of the names

again
Thanks
 
· Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE). ·
Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\
Windows NT\ CurrentVersion. · To change the values of
the RegisteredOrganization, RegisteredOwner, or
ProductId, simply double-click on them. · Note:
This will only change the registered user information for
Windows, not for the applications on your system.
 
Trevor said:
The person who installed XP on my compuer made an error in spelling
my name for the computer

So when I right click the my computer the "registered user" is not
what I wan't

How do I change this, please note that I do not mean the user as
this
I know how
Thanks
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To fix the "Registered to" information for WinNT/2K/XP, you can
use Start > Run > Regedit.exe to edit:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner

and:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
Version\RegisteredOrganization

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You need to go through your whole REGEDIT function on
RUN find all the spot where the initial computer was
setup and rename it by doing a search and renaming every
location that has the initial setup name. Users has
nothing to do with your initial setup know, let previous
versions.
 
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