Changeing OS owner name

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 5 Mar 2005 5:43 pm

In control panel/system/properties, where the owner's name is shown,along with the system vitals. I am putting togather a system for a college friend,and need to put his name in it.I have the win 98se os CD for it. How do you change/remove the existing name. All records,etc have been deleated.

Bill

Jonathan Cullifer · Post by **Jonathan Cullifer** » 5 Mar 2005 6:09 pm

Short of reinstalling Windows or some major Registry splicing, I'm not sure you can.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 5 Mar 2005 6:37 pm

I think that stuff (registered organization, registered owner) is "information only" read from the Hwinfo.dat folder in the C:\WINDOWS directory.

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 6 Mar 2005 11:25 am

Thanks,
May install larger HD, just wipe out, and start over,seems the easy way out. All advise/opinions/tips appreciated.

Bill