Change Origional User Name on XP-Pro

[Blackspear]

When a PC is setup you are asked to place in a name. The
person no longers uses the PC and we want to change the
name. In "Control Panel\Users Acounts" you can change a
users name, HOWEVER, the origional user still remains
hidden within the system.

When I send a "3M Post-it Note" by email the origional
user is still displayed. When I open my Canon Zoom-
browser", the origional user is still displayed.

How do I change this?

Cheers.

[Metallica]

Blackspear,

Just guessing here, but were these programs installed when that user account was still active?

[Blackspear]

Yes, all programs still there, and we want to continue with them.

Cheers.

[Metallica]

I'm not familiar with the programs you mentioned, but you could check if you can change the username in the program itself. Often Help > Info or Help > Registration
Otherwise you'd have to perform a search for the old username in the registry and change all the entries you find into the new username. Backup your registry before changing it manually!!

[Blackspear]

I thought as much (change the registry), I was just hoping there was a way within Windows to make the change. It shouldn't be this difficult.

Oh well, you get that :(

Cheers.

[JacK]

-{ Quote: " quoting: Blackspear link=board=9;threadid=9085;start=0#59126 date=1052372005]
When a PC is setup you are asked to place in a name. The
person no longers uses the PC and we want to change the
name. In "Control Panel\Users Acounts" you can change a
users name, HOWEVER, the origional user still remains
hidden within the system.

When I send a "3M Post-it Note" by email the origional
user is still displayed. When I open my Canon Zoom-
browser", the origional user is still displayed.

How do I change this?

Cheers.
" }-

Hello,

Win2K/XP :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
Win98 :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ Software/ Microsoft/ Windows/ CurrentVersion

Modify RegisteredOwner and RegisteredOrganization.

Rgds,

[Blackspear]

Cheers Jack, I'll give that a whirl ;D