Posted by Regedit | Posted in Registry Edits | Posted on 22-05-2010-05-2008
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How to change the registered owner name and company on a Windows PC using the Windows registry
Did you purchase a computer secondhand/used and in System Properties it show the previous owners name and company?
To find out what the owner name and company name that is registered for your Windows PC, just right-click “My Computer” on your desktop, then click “Properties”. The System Properties window will open and it will be listed under “Registered To:”.
If the owner name and/or company listed is incorrect or you just want to change it, doing so is easy to do using the Windows registry.
Changing the Registered Owner Name or Company name:
Before making any changes to the registry, it is always recommened to make a backup first!
Open regedit.exe located in C:\Windows. You can also just type “regedit” in the “Run” menu in the Start menu to open regedit.exe.
Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
In the right pane find the following two strings:
RegisteredOrganization
RegisteredOwner
You open each and change the value to the names you like or you can leave them blank.
After making the changes you can open the System Properties again and see the changes you made: Right-click “My Computer”, then click “Properties”.
That’s it!
Posted by Regedit | Posted in Registry Edits | Posted on 10-05-2010-05-2008
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Remove a system service from the Windows Registry
Do you have a system service on your Windows PC that is running in the background and you would like to remove it from your system? Or have a failing service you do not need and want to remove it so you no longer have an error in your Event Viewer logs?
You can easily remove services from your system using the registry.
If you know the name of the service you want to remove it will make removing it from the registry much easier. If you do not, it can make it a lot more difficult to find because there are typically a lot of services installed by default.
Remove System Service By Name
Before making any changes to your registry, you should always backup first!
After you have created a backup (you can view other articles on this site for registry backup how-to’s), open regedit.exe (type “regedit” from a command prompt or the Run menu) and navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services
In this registry key, all installed services on your PC are listed. If you know the name of the service you want to remove, you can find the name of the service in the left pane and right-click and click delete.
That’s it! Just reboot your PC and the service will no longer start or being listed in the Services Console (services.msc).
If you do not know the exact name of the service, you will need to look at each service one-by-one to determine which one is the one you are looking for. Be careful not to delete a service that may be vital to the operation of your PC.
