Vista Tutorial - Registered Owner and Organization

**Brink**

How to Change the Registered Owner and Organization Information in Vista

Information

This will show you how to change the Registered Owner and Organization Information in Vista.

Tip

This can be handy if you bought a used or store bought computer and they have their information there instead of what you wanted.

NOTE

This will not change the C:\Users\(User Name) folder name. The only way to do this is to either create a new Administrator account and delete the old one, or reinstall Vista.

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Here's How:

1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.

3. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.

4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

5. To Change Registered Owner -
A) In the right pane, right click on RegisteredOwner and click on Modify. (See screenshot above)

B) Type in the information you want and click on OK to apply. (See screenshot below)

6. To Change Registered Organization -
A) In the right pane, right click on RegisteredOrganization and click on Modify. (See screenshot below step 4)

B) Type in the information you want and click on OK to apply. (See screenshot below)

7. Close regedit.

8. How to Confirm the Change -
A) For how, see: How to See the About Windows in Vista
NOTE: I only have a registered owner name, no organization. It would be under the name if I did.

That's it,
Shawn

avu · 09-21-2007

"This does not change the C:\Users\(Your Username) folder name. The only way to do this is to either create a new account and delete the old one, or reinstall Vista."

Do you have a write up on how to create a new account and delete the old one? And what effects this will have on anything. Thanks

**Brink** · 09-21-2007

Hi Avu,

Welcome to the forum.

When you create a new account, make sure that is is an Administrator account and not a Standard account since you will be deleting your old Administrator account. After you create the new Administrator account, logoff of your old account and logon to your new Administrator account and copy anything from the old account you want to the new one. When done, delete the old account from within the new account.

The effects will be that all your programs will remain intact. The only thing that is deleted with the old Administrator account when you delete it is anything in the personal user folders, Start Menu extra and installed program shortcuts, and extra desktop shortcuts. Just copy the contents of your personal user folders from within your new adminstrator account.

How to Create a New User Account in Vista

How to Delete a User Account in Vista

Shawn