How To Change The Registered Owner Name

February 28, 2008

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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Marc Liron - Microsoft MVP

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One Response to “How To Change The Registered Owner Name”

  1. anonimul on July 6th, 2008 9:16 am

    An easier way to do this, is to use this small, free tool:
    http://www.vista4beginners.com/Change-Owner

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