Help Please

[Courtney]

Hi - I recently purchased a new computer..I am giving the
old one to a friend's son for his high school graduation.
But we want to do it anonymously. I have removed all
instances of my name except in the 'properties' when you
right click on 'my computer'

Can someone please tell me how to change this name to
reflect his?

Thank you!!

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

To fix the "Registered to" information for WinNT/2K/XP, you can use
Start > Run > Regedit.exe to edit:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner

and:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
Version\RegisteredOrganization


Bruce Chambers

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"Courtney" > wrote in message
...
> Hi - I recently purchased a new computer..I am giving the
> old one to a friend's son for his high school graduation.
> But we want to do it anonymously. I have removed all
> instances of my name except in the 'properties' when you
> right click on 'my computer'
>
> Can someone please tell me how to change this name to
> reflect his?
>
> Thank you!!

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Courtney;
Follow this link:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 7 Right column "Change registered owner..."

However there are many places personal information may be.

It would be better to clean the drive and start fresh.
That way you will be sure your information is gone.
Also any hidden issues will be fixed.

Clean Installation:
Disconnect all peripherals (camera, printer, scanner, etc)
Go to BIOS and set CDROM as boot device before hard drive.
Insert Windows XP CD and reboot.
At "Press any key to boot to CDROM" quickly press a key and follow the
prompts for a Clean installation:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
Delete all partitions in step 5 if you desire to erase all data on the
hard drive.
Partitioning and formatting will be done automatically.
All data will be destroyed, back-up important data first.

If your computer was shipped with Windows XP, these procedures may or
may not apply.
Check your manual or contact the computer manufacturer for more
details.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Courtney" > wrote in message
...
> Hi - I recently purchased a new computer..I am giving the
> old one to a friend's son for his high school graduation.
> But we want to do it anonymously. I have removed all
> instances of my name except in the 'properties' when you
> right click on 'my computer'
>
> Can someone please tell me how to change this name to
> reflect his?
>
> Thank you!!