How can I change the registered owner's name on windows xp mce.?

When I bought my laptop the idiot technician helped setup my windows Media Center Edition installation and when asked entered 'HP' as to whom the registered owner was. Now all software I use automatically assumes my name is HP. It's really annoying the crap out of me. Please help!!!How can I change the registered owner's name on windows xp mce.?
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How to change registered owner`s name on Win XP

1- Run regedit

2- Find and go to below key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\鈥?NT\Current Version

3-Change your name in following subkey :Registered Owner

Be successful!



To run regedit, go to start-%26gt;run-%26gt;type in regedit and click ok.How can I change the registered owner's name on windows xp mce.?
see above. it will fix your problem. good luck.
start -%26gt; Run -%26gt; enter ';regedit';



find the key ';RegisteredOwner'; at:



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\鈥?br>


then change it to whatever you want

and you can change company name here in the similar way: change RegisteredOrganization key
Look at the first answer. Sure it will fix your problem.

Good luck!