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Changing The Name Of The Windows Vista Registered Owner |
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To view the registered owner of your Windows Vista operating system, click Start, type "winver", and hit Enter.
To change the registered owner information: (make sure you backup the registry before making changes)
- Click the Start Button, type "regedit" (Registry Editor) in the search box, and press Enter
- Click Continue to get past the User Account Control hurdle
- On the left panel, double-click to navigate to the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion
- On the right panel, double-click on RegisteredOwner
- In the Value Data box, type the new name that you want to appear as the registered owner, then click OK
- Double-click RegisteredOrganization, and type inthe new organization in the Value Data box
- Click OK
- Exit the Registry Editor, run winver again to view the change
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