"Kathy" wrote in message
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Hello,

Is there a way to change the name a computer is registered to. We have a
laptop in our organization that we want to give to another employee but it
was registered to another name when it was setup orginally. Is there anyway
to change the name after it's been registered?

thanks, Kathy

To do this manually, do the following.

Go to Start - Run and enter regedit in the Open box to launch the Registry
Editor.
Navigate to the following registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

In the right hand pane, right click on RegisteredOwner and select Modify from
the menu.
Enter the new owner's name.

Here's an article with more info.

Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP
Change the Registered Owner and Organization in the registry - Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/owner.htm

If you prefer an automated solution, go to this web site.

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
Line 7, right hand column, Change Registered Owner and Organization
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan