Want to change windows registered user details

[Shashee]

I puchased computer From the wender & it has installed XP with the default user.I can easily change login and Documents name, but how can I change user to my name.Each time i install anything it shows the default owner as user and I'd like to change that.To try and do it in Docs & Settings gets an error message that the folder is required by windows and cannot be renamed or moved.

Pls Help Me with it..!

[Dr. V]

You can try the trial version of tuneup utilities - they have a section where you can change all information, or you could look at registry hacks

That can be done in the registry but if you try this just back it up.

[Shashee]

Yes i can do with registry please help me with it!

[Dr. V]

Go to Start then Run.
TYPE Regedit and press enter.
Now in the Left pane, double left click on each of these til you see the contents of the "Current Version" key in the Right pane.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Then in the Right pane you should see "Registered Owner". Right click on it and select Modify and change it to what you'd like.

[Dr. V]

Then for changing the User Logon, first be sure your set to "All Users of this PC use the same Preferences".
Click on Start>Settings>CP>Passwords.
Now click on the UserProfiles tab.
If it doesn't have " All Users of ... use the Same..."selected, select that option and click on Apply.

Check weather the Network icon on the ControlPanel. What's listed for "Primary Network Logon". If it's "Windows Logon" or "Microsoft Family Logon" then do this.

Start>Find>Files, key in *.pwl and press enter.
Now rename any .pwl files found to .old and be sure to rename them all. For example, abcd.pwl would be renamed to abcd.old

Then on your StartMenu click on "Logoff ...." A Logon box should appear. Enter your New user name and leave the password blank. Click on OK.

When your done, restart the PC to be sure a logon box doesn't appear at each startup of Windows.
Even be sure after Windows starts up, that the "Logoff...." option on your StartMenu now shows your New user name.