<<< DECWET::DOCD$:[NOTES$LIBRARY]WINDOWS-NT.NOTE;1 >>> -< Windows NT >- ================================================================================ Note 5334.1 how to change Registered Owner listing 1 of 1 42376::BARKER "Careful with that AXP Eugene" 18 lines 9-NOV-1996 03:12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- re .0 > I have a Venturis PC which just had WNT 3.51 installed per a dictate of > local management. During the install my name was misspelled as the > licensed owner. So now anytime you hit an "about" window or > Administrative Tools / Windows NT Diagnostics / OS Version / Registered > Owner, the name of this strange person appears. I admit that it's > probably not a big deal but I'd like my machine to be "my" machine. > > No one I've talked to has any idea as to how to go about correcting > this short of a complete re-install. Surely there has to be an easier > way. Any suggestions? You don't need a re-install. Someone who is competent to use the Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE) should alter the value for RegisteredOwner in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version Nigel