How To Change The Registered Owner Name
February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
To change the registered owner information: (make sure you backup the registry before making changes)
- Click the Start Button, type “regedit” (Registry Editor) in the search box, and press Enter
- Click Continue to get past the User Account Control hurdle
- On the left panel, double-click to navigate to the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion - On the right panel, double-click on RegisteredOwner
- In the Value Data box, type the new name that you want to appear as the registered owner, then click OK
- Double-click RegisteredOrganization, and type inthe new organization in the Value Data box
- Click OK
- Exit the Registry Editor, run winver again to view the change
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Resizing Your Vista Desktop Icons
February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
You can resize your Desktop Icons in Windows Vista very easily.
- Right Click on the Desktop
- Click View
- Select “Large Icons”, “Medium Icons”, or “Classic Icons”
You can also manually adjust the size of the icons on your desktop.
- Left Click on the Desktop
- Hold down the CTRL key
- (While holding down the CTRL key) Scroll your mouse wheel up or down to adjust the icon size
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Disabling The Windows Vista Startup Sound
February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
You can easily disable the Windows Vista startup sound if you would rather not have it running when you start up your system. To remove the Windows startup sound:
- Click on the Start Button and type in Sound in the search box
- Select Sound from the results list
- Click on the Sounds tab
- Remove the check from Play Windows Startup sound check box
- Click OK
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