98 User Name Change for Charity

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I want to give my computer to charity but my user name shows up under the
start button and I need to know how to change the user name for windows 98 to
Administrator. I do not have a password associated with it. When I go to
profiles it only asks me to set up a new user.

Thanks
 
Re: 98 User Name Change for Charity

John wrote:
> I want to give my computer to charity but my user name shows up under the
> start button and I need to know how to change the user name for windows 98 to
> Administrator. I do not have a password associated with it. When I go to
> profiles it only asks me to set up a new user.
>
> Thanks

John

Open the "Regedit" Utility. (Start > Run > Regedit > OK)

Find the following registery key in the left pane.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

In the right pane look for "Registered Owner" in the Name column
The Data column for this entry will be the current owner name.

In the right pane of Regedit, RIGHT click on The "Registered Owner"
key name and select "Modify" from the pop up menu. Replace the old
name with a new one and click OK. Then exit Regedit.

HTH & GL

John

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Re: 98 User Name Change for Charity

If your computer has ever contained any sensitive data, you must do much
more than change the registered user as the data can be sprinkled throughout
the registry and even files which have been deleted may be able to be
retrieved with inexpensive software.

What I would do is wipe the hard disk with a format, reinstall windows with
all updates and correct drivers, defrag the drive and then overwrite the
"blank" portion of the hard drive with software such as Eraser,
http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I want to give my computer to charity but my user name shows up under the
> start button and I need to know how to change the user name for windows 98
> to
> Administrator. I do not have a password associated with it. When I go to
> profiles it only asks me to set up a new user.
>
> Thanks
 
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