Changing Owner and Organization in Vista Ultimate 64-bit

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In SIW the "Operating System" page reports:

Owner: Microsoft
Organization: Microsoft

for my copy of Windows Ultimate 64-bit

I have edited the Registry Key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

and they correctly report my name and my "company name" as I want them
to be.

I can not figure out where SIW is getting this information, but
sometimes when installing new programs they think the Owner is
Microsoft and the Organization is Microsoft.

I did a search of the entire Registry for "Owner," but I was
unsuccessful.

Is there *another* key, other than

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

(where everything is correct in my machine)

which lists the Owner and Organization of Windows?

Thank you! :-)

Jim
 
Re: Changing Owner and Organization in Vista Ultimate 64-bit

Hi Jim,

Yes, there is one other place on x64 Vista:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

In there, mine was still showing Microsoft as RegisteredOrganization and
RegisteredOwner! I've just changed it :)


"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:e6ebc9bb-65cc-4773-b740-f89e7f301a1e@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> In SIW the "Operating System" page reports:
>
> Owner: Microsoft
> Organization: Microsoft
>
> for my copy of Windows Ultimate 64-bit
>
> I have edited the Registry Key
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
>
> and they correctly report my name and my "company name" as I want them
> to be.
>
> I can not figure out where SIW is getting this information, but
> sometimes when installing new programs they think the Owner is
> Microsoft and the Organization is Microsoft.
>
> I did a search of the entire Registry for "Owner," but I was
> unsuccessful.
>
> Is there *another* key, other than
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
>
> (where everything is correct in my machine)
>
> which lists the Owner and Organization of Windows?
>
> Thank you! :-)
>
> Jim

--
Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
 
Re: Changing Owner and Organization in Vista Ultimate 64-bit

On May 15, 7:06 am, "Jane C" <janecol...@invalid.iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> Yes, there is one other place on x64 Vista:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
>
> In there, mine was still showing Microsoft as RegisteredOrganization and
> RegisteredOwner!  I've just changed it :)
>
> "Jim" <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
>
> news:e6ebc9bb-65cc-4773-b740-f89e7f301a1e@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

Hi Jane,

Thank you! I'll fix that!

BTW, I've always loved your little signature line. I wish we were
*all* 64-bit enabled. <g>

Jim
 
Re: Changing Owner and Organization in Vista Ultimate 64-bit

On May 15, 10:21 am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote:

Hi Jane,

That's the place, and I fixed it; but you made a minor syntax error.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT
\CurrentVersion

You left off the "NT"

It took me a while to find it.

Thanks again!

Have a *great* day! :-)

Jim
 
Re: Changing Owner and Organization in Vista Ultimate 64-bit

Ooops, sorry about that. Time for new reading glasses for me :)

Glad you're all sorted now.

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
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On May 15, 10:21 am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote:

Hi Jane,

That's the place, and I fixed it; but you made a minor syntax error.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT
\CurrentVersion

You left off the "NT"

It took me a while to find it.

Thanks again!

Have a *great* day! :-)

Jim

--
Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
 
Re: Changing Owner and Organization in Vista Ultimate 64-bit

On May 15, 4:10 pm, "Jane C" <janecol...@invalid.iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Ooops, sorry about that.  Time for new reading glasses for me :)
>
> Glad you're all sorted now.

Jane,

No problem. I would not have been able to fix it without your help.

Now I have stored the key in a document in case I ever go through this
again.

Have a *great* day! :-)

Jim
 
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