Re: OT - Change system registrant

by "Bob Laurence" <webguy(at)re-data.com>

 Date:  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 16:04:45 -0700
 To:  "Gary Krockover" <gary(at)garykrockover.com>
 Cc:  <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
 References:  assistance swbell win2kadvserv
  todo: View Thread, Original
You may do this with X-Setup a free utility.
http://www.xteq.com/

sincerely,
Bob Laurence
Re-Data.com, LLC
"We may not know it all, but we know the web"


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Krockover" <gary(at)garykrockover.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: OT - Change system registrant


: Easiest thing to do is just run regedit and search for your
last name and
: change every key value you find to the new owner's name (first
and last).
: You'll find your information somewhere in the
: HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version area.
:
: GK
:
:
: > Hi All -
: >
: > I'm not quite sure how to ask this question - Here
: > is what
: > I want to do.
: >
: > I have an old computer, PI, 120, Win 98 SE.
: >
: > I am giving it away.
: >
: > I don't know where it will end up 4 or 5 years
: > into the
: > future, so I want to change the registrant (owner
: > of the
: > computer) to the person to whom I am giving the
: > computer.
: > That way if it is ever used for mischievous
: > purposes, it
: > will not be linked with my name.
: >
: > Is there a way to change the "owner" of the
: > computer
: > without reformatting?
: >
: > TIA
: >
: > --
: > David Andrew
: > davida51(at)swbell.net
: >
:
:
:

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