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re: Thanks Steve Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 6:28 pm Posted by Steve (23811 messages posted) If you go to Run type "regedit" follow the path. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion Click on CurrentVersion and in the right pane you will see Registered Owner and Registered Organization. You right click on this and choose "Modify" and type in your corrections. Be Careful in there. On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 5:40 pm, June Holmes wrote: >Thank you Steve. I downloaded the file and went to it. I opened the file and only >my first name is there. My last name is not there, yet my system folder in Documents >and Settings is June Jolmes instead of June Holmes. I still can't find where to change >it. Files scanned are June Jolmes [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Thanks Steve Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 7:10 pm Posted by Steve (23811 messages posted) The reg edit I gave may not change the Name on the folder in Documents and Settings. I found a several MS articles and from what I get the folder in question can have it's name changed in XP Pro but not XP Home. Which one do you have? On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 5:40 pm, June Holmes wrote: >Thank you Steve. I downloaded the file and went to it. I opened the file and only >my first name is there. My last name is not there, yet my system folder in Documents >and Settings is June Jolmes instead of June Holmes. I still can't find where to change >it. Files scanned are June Jolmes [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Thanks Steve Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 7:26 pm Posted by June Holmes (4 messages posted) Steve, I have Windows XP Home Edition. It is a 4500 Series Dell Computer. I have install the X-setup Pro from the x-setup website. I am not an advanced user and do not yet know how to use this tool. I am still reading itand as of yet, don't understand it. I was hoping that it could find where I need to make the correct changes. Steve, when I go to start.run.HICKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.software.microsoft.windowsNT.current version, to the right beside registered organization, there is nothing. Beside registered user, is my first name only It doesn't show my first and last name. That is why I think the misspelled name is elsewhere. I just don't know where. I just know that it shows up when I scan my files and it is on System folder in documents and Settings. It allowed me to change the name in the all users folder, but not the folder with my name on it.( themisspelled name). On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 7:10 pm, sTeve wrote: >The reg edit I gave may not change the Name on the >folder in Documents and Settings. I found a several >MS articles and from what I get the folder in question can have it's name changed >in XP Pro but not XP Home. >Which one do you have? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Thanks Steve Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 7:44 pm Posted by Steve (23811 messages posted) The registry edit will change the name in the system properties window. But the folder in the Documents and Settings that also has the name of the registered owner is another story. I will look some more for you. XP Home edition is a little different in this area than XP pro from what I read at Microsoft Knowledge base. I hate having my name plastered all over the puter, so when ever I do a install I Use the Name"User" and leave the registration blank. On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 7:26 pm, June Holmes wrote: >Steve, I have Windows XP Home Edition. It is a 4500 Series Dell Computer. I have >install the X-setup Pro from the x-setup website. I am not an advanced user and >do not yet know how to use this tool. I am still reading itand as of yet, don't >understand it. I was hoping that it could find where I need to make the correct changes. >Steve, when I go to start.run.HICKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.software.microsoft.windowsNT.current >version, to the right beside registered organization, there is nothing. Beside registered >user, is my first name only It doesn't show my first and last name. That is why >I think the misspelled name is elsewhere. I just don't know where. >I just know that it shows up when I scan my files and it is on System folder in documents >and Settings. It allowed me to change the name in the all users folder, but not the >folder with my name on it.( themisspelled name). > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Thanks Steve Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 9:08 pm Posted by Steve (23811 messages posted) Well June I am sorry ,but I could not find a way to change the folder name in XP Home. In XP pro it is simply done in the user accounts, in the control panel. I don't have a XP Home install to see what the differences are. On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 7:26 pm, June Holmes wrote: >Steve, I have Windows XP Home Edition. It is a 4500 Series Dell Computer. I have >install the X-setup Pro from the x-setup website. I am not an advanced user and >do not yet know how to use this tool. I am still reading itand as of yet, don't >understand it. I was hoping that it could find where I need to make the correct changes. >Steve, when I go to start.run.HICKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.software.microsoft.windowsNT.current >version, to the right beside registered organization, there is nothing. Beside registered >user, is my first name only It doesn't show my first and last name. That is why >I think the misspelled name is elsewhere. I just don't know where. >I just know that it shows up when I scan my files and it is on System folder in documents >and Settings. It allowed me to change the name in the all users folder, but not the >folder with my name on it.( themisspelled name). > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum