Guest Willy Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 I've a PC in our organization that was used by another person. How can I rid that name (shows up at log-in)? I've gone into Control Panel/Users and have changed it there. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group
Guest Rey Santos Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 RE: User Nane Remove User Accounts from the Login Screen in Windows XP Hide User Account with Tweak UI Delete User Account http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/remove-user-accounts-from-the-login-screen-in-windows-xp/ -- Rey "Willy" wrote: > I've a PC in our organization that was used by another person. How can I > rid that name (shows up at log-in)? I've gone into Control Panel/Users and > have changed it there. > -- > Thanks, Bill > Post replies back to News Group > > >
Guest Willy Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 Re: User Nane I meant to type "Registered User" I did a Google search on changing Registered User, made changes most posts had to Registry, didn't work. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group
Guest Rey Santos Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 Re: User Nane Maybe you have to talk to your system Administrator. -- Rey "Willy" wrote: > I meant to type "Registered User" I did a Google search on changing > Registered User, made changes most posts had to Registry, didn't work. > -- > Thanks, Bill > Post replies back to News Group > > >
Guest Willy Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 Re: User Nane I'm him. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group "Rey Santos" <ReySantos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2D08ED6A-392C-43C2-8323-142F1826D5A8@microsoft.com... > Maybe you have to talk to your system Administrator. > -- > Rey > > > "Willy" wrote: > >> I meant to type "Registered User" I did a Google search on changing >> Registered User, made changes most posts had to Registry, didn't work. >> -- >> Thanks, Bill >> Post replies back to News Group >> >> >>
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 Re: User Nane "Willy" <justask@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23lqL9Fh%23IHA.3344@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > I'm him. > -- > Thanks, Bill > Post replies back to News Group Do a search for "regowner" here: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData There may be lots of them.
Guest Willy Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 Re: User Nane Your right, I found lots and changed them to new Registered Owner but to no avail. Previous Reg. Owner was a Matthew, it is now Greg of which I changed all regowner to. No Matthew in User Accounts in Control Panel either. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group > Do a search for "regowner" here: > HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData > There may be lots of them.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 Re: User Nane "Willy" <justask@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eQWJSsi%23IHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Your right, I found lots and changed them to new Registered Owner but to > no avail. Previous Reg. Owner was a Matthew, it is now Greg of which I > changed all regowner to. No Matthew in User Accounts in Control Panel > either. > -- > Thanks, Bill > Post replies back to News Group > >> Do a search for "regowner" here: >> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData >> There may be lots of them. > It seems you're running round in circles. There are two concepts involved with your question: a) Registered owner. This is the name that pops up when you install a software package. In your reply to Rey you wrote [i meant to type "Registered User"] hence I gave you the registry location for regowner. The registered owner has nothing to do with the various user accounts and will not be visible in the Control Panel. b) User accounts. Rey gave you the recipe for dealing with those. They have nothing to do with the registered owner. If neither of them applies to your situation then you need to spend the time to explain exactly and in detail what you're after.
Guest Willy Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 Re: User Nane Okay, here is exactly what it's doing: User is on but leaves PC for period of time, comes back sees a Window that says PC is in use but locked with Matthew's name displayed, Password field blank. Can type in Password Matthew used, PC goes to the point it was left. Hope this helps. Sorry about the confusion of "Registered User vs. Registered Owner. I've no problem with adding/removing User Accounts. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group > It seems you're running round in circles. There are two concepts involved > with your question: > a) Registered owner. This is the name that pops up when you > install a software package. In your reply to Rey you wrote > [i meant to type "Registered User"] > hence I gave you the registry location for regowner. The registered > owner has nothing to do with the various user accounts and will not > be visible in the Control Panel. > b) User accounts. Rey gave you the recipe for dealing with those. They > have nothing to do with the registered owner. > > If neither of them applies to your situation then you need to spend > the time to explain exactly and in detail what you're after.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name "Willy" <justask@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OYwrJgm%23IHA.5056@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Okay, here is exactly what it's doing: > User is on but leaves PC for period of time, comes back sees a Window that > says PC is in use but locked with Matthew's name displayed, Password field > blank. Can type in Password Matthew used, PC goes to the point it was > left. > Hope this helps. Sorry about the confusion of "Registered User vs. > Registered Owner. > I've no problem with adding/removing User Accounts. > -- > Thanks, Bill I assume you're referring to the panel with the message "This computer is in use and has been locked. Only PC1\Matthew or an administrator can unlock this computer." and you now wish to get rid of "Matthew" in this message. I don't think you can do this - how could you enter the correct password if you did not know who was logged on? If you don't want people other than Matthew to unlock the PC then ensure that they use proper passwords and they do not divulge them to others.
Guest Willy Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name "Matthew" told us the Password when he left. The PC now only has 1 User "Greg" who logs on it with Administrator rights but the Panel with Matthew's name comes up as described in previous post. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group ">> Okay, here is exactly what it's doing: >> User is on but leaves PC for period of time, comes back sees a Window >> that says PC is in use but locked with Matthew's name displayed, Password >> field blank. Can type in Password Matthew used, PC goes to the point it >> was left. >> Hope this helps. Sorry about the confusion of "Registered User vs. >> Registered Owner. >> I've no problem with adding/removing User Accounts. >> -- >> Thanks, Bill > > I assume you're referring to the panel with the message > > "This computer is in use and has been locked. Only PC1\Matthew or > an administrator can unlock this computer." > > and you now wish to get rid of "Matthew" in this message. I don't > think you can do this - how could you enter the correct password > if you did not know who was logged on? If you don't want people > other than Matthew to unlock the PC then ensure that they use > proper passwords and they do not divulge them to others. >
Guest Big_Al Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name Willy wrote: > "Matthew" told us the Password when he left. The PC now only has 1 User > "Greg" who logs on it with Administrator rights but the Panel with Matthew's > name comes up as described in previous post. You just want to change the user name, as Matthew left and Greg took over. Same screen, same login, same programs etc. And this is not the admin account, but a user with admin rights. Right? If so, why don't you just make a new user and transfer the needed files ?
Guest Willy Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name Al, That's pretty much it. Greg is the Admin. Account. When I go to C:/Documents & Settings, I see: /Default User /Dennis--No longer a User, gone /Matthew--No longer user, gone /Matthew.CPQXXXXXXXX(where X is random numbers)--No longer User--gone /Guest--Just turned off account /Owner--I assume Greg now -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group "Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message news:%23JgBQ7n%23IHA.1016@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Willy wrote: >> "Matthew" told us the Password when he left. The PC now only has 1 User >> "Greg" who logs on it with Administrator rights but the Panel with >> Matthew's name comes up as described in previous post. > > You just want to change the user name, as Matthew left and Greg took over. > Same screen, same login, same programs etc. And this is not the admin > account, but a user with admin rights. Right? > > If so, why don't you just make a new user and transfer the needed files ?
Guest Big_Al Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name Willy wrote: > Al, > That's pretty much it. Greg is the Admin. Account. When I go to > C:/Documents & Settings, I see: > /Default User > /Dennis--No longer a User, gone > /Matthew--No longer user, gone > /Matthew.CPQXXXXXXXX(where X is random numbers)--No longer User--gone > /Guest--Just turned off account > /Owner--I assume Greg now If you are seeing Matthew, then its not the owner account, its Matthew. Thus the reason you get that name. It would be easy to verify, just go to the command line and type: echo %HOME% My vote would be to just add another user to the list or reload the PC back to factory settings and set the first user as Greg. The latter is what I did on all office laptops when the user left. We archived the important stuff on a DVD and then reset the laptop with the HP/Dell/Whatever restore CD's. Most of them let us define the first user and not the typical "Owner" that comes with some systems.
Guest Willy Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name Al, When I do echo %HOME% it shows Matthew. Guess I'll leave well enough alone and stay as is sounds the easy way. Thought there'd be a way to change Registered Owner, guess not without a complete re-install of Windows. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group "Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message news:uf9F%23ho%23IHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Willy wrote: >> Al, >> That's pretty much it. Greg is the Admin. Account. When I go to >> C:/Documents & Settings, I see: >> /Default User >> /Dennis--No longer a User, gone >> /Matthew--No longer user, gone >> /Matthew.CPQXXXXXXXX(where X is random numbers)--No longer User--gone >> /Guest--Just turned off account >> /Owner--I assume Greg now > > If you are seeing Matthew, then its not the owner account, its Matthew. > Thus the reason you get that name. It would be easy to verify, just go > to the command line and type: echo %HOME% > > My vote would be to just add another user to the list or reload the PC > back to factory settings and set the first user as Greg. > > The latter is what I did on all office laptops when the user left. We > archived the important stuff on a DVD and then reset the laptop with the > HP/Dell/Whatever restore CD's. Most of them let us define the first > user and not the typical "Owner" that comes with some systems. >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name "Willy" <justask@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23f4vS0n%23IHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > "Matthew" told us the Password when he left. The PC now only has 1 User > "Greg" who logs on it with Administrator rights but the Panel with > Matthew's name comes up as described in previous post. > -- > Thanks, Bill > Post replies back to News Group A couple of comments: - You write "Matthew's name comes up as described in previous post". I don't actually know where exactly Matthew's name comes up - you never described this in full detail. - You appear to mix the terms "Account name" and "Profile name". The two are completely different entities. You can easily have an account name "Jack", using a profile name called "Jane". This is where the confusion may arise but unless you tell us exactly what you're seeing, and where, we'll never know.
Guest John John (MVP) Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name Big_Al wrote: > Thus the reason you get that name. It would be easy to verify, just > go to the command line and type: echo %HOME% Hmmm. Well, the only thing that the echo %HOME% command returns is "%HOME%". Pernhaps you meant echo %HOMEPATH%. Using the SET command will give all that information, SET USERPROFILE will give the information. John
Guest Nightowl Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name Willy <justask@hotmail.com> wrote on Sun, 10 Aug 2008: >Al, When I do echo %HOME% it shows Matthew. Guess I'll leave well enough >alone and stay as is sounds the easy way. Thought there'd be a way to >change Registered Owner, guess not without a complete re-install of Windows. Bill, from what I can make out, you seem to have changed the account name (which the user gives to log on) in User Accounts from Matthew to Greg -- but as some of the other replies have explained, this doesn't change the profile name. It would seem Greg is using Matthew's profile. If you want to change this, I think you have two choices: 1) Create a new user with admin rights (you won't be able to call it Greg unless you rename the existing account first, though;) log in to it once to initialise it, then log on as the built-in Administrator and copy Matthew's profile to the new one. Full instructions here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151 2) Try renaming the user profile using the excellent instructions from MVP Ramesh's site here: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/userpath.htm Good luck :-) -- Nightowl
Guest Willy Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name -See my post of 8/9 at 5:36PM -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group
Guest Willy Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name After it's inactive for a time, it does this: Window pops up on Blue background saying: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unlock Computer The computer is in use and has been locked. Only PASTOR\Matthew (PASTOR) or an administrator can unlock this computer. Name: Matthew Password: [blank, have to type in one Matthew gave when he left] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hope this helps. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group
Guest Willy Posted August 11, 2008 Posted August 11, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name John, I did SET USERPROFILE and it came up with following: C:\Documents and Settings\Matthew -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:uEZ%23m1t%23IHA.1224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Big_Al wrote: > >> Thus the reason you get that name. It would be easy to verify, just >> go to the command line and type: echo %HOME% > > Hmmm. Well, the only thing that the echo %HOME% command returns is > "%HOME%". Pernhaps you meant echo %HOMEPATH%. Using the SET command will > give all that information, SET USERPROFILE will give the information. > > John
Guest Rey Santos Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name The Unlock Computer comes after the screen Saver is stopped. To get rid of this window: Rightclick on your Desktop > Properties > Screen Saver tab, under Screen saver clear the box "On resume, password protect" > Apply > OK. -- Rey "Willy" wrote: > After it's inactive for a time, it does this: > Window pops up on Blue background saying: > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unlock Computer > > The computer is in use and has been locked. Only PASTOR\Matthew (PASTOR) or > an administrator can unlock this computer. > > Name: Matthew > Password: [blank, have to type in one Matthew gave when he left] > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hope this helps. > -- > Thanks, Bill > Post replies back to News Group > > >
Guest Willy Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name Rey, Thanks a bunch. Can I still have that Unlock function available but with a different name as it has Matthew now and want it to read Greg? -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group "Rey Santos" <ReySantos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5772D651-CBB2-4147-9802-445B19E87404@microsoft.com... > The Unlock Computer comes after the screen Saver is stopped. To get rid of > this window: > Rightclick on your Desktop > Properties > Screen Saver tab, under Screen > saver clear the box "On resume, password protect" > Apply > OK. > > -- > Rey > > > "Willy" wrote: > >> After it's inactive for a time, it does this: >> Window pops up on Blue background saying: >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Unlock Computer >> >> The computer is in use and has been locked. Only PASTOR\Matthew (PASTOR) >> or >> an administrator can unlock this computer. >> >> Name: Matthew >> Password: [blank, have to type in one Matthew gave when he left] >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Hope this helps. >> -- >> Thanks, Bill >> Post replies back to News Group >> >> >>
Guest Rey Santos Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name Maybe you can try it, after all the changes you've made. It should be enabled using Greg's account. I can't duplicate on my machine. -- Rey "Willy" wrote: > Rey, > Thanks a bunch. Can I still have that Unlock function available but with a > different name as it has Matthew now and want it to read Greg? > -- > Thanks, Bill > Post replies back to News Group > > "Rey Santos" <ReySantos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:5772D651-CBB2-4147-9802-445B19E87404@microsoft.com... > > The Unlock Computer comes after the screen Saver is stopped. To get rid of > > this window: > > Rightclick on your Desktop > Properties > Screen Saver tab, under Screen > > saver clear the box "On resume, password protect" > Apply > OK. > > > > -- > > Rey > > > > > > "Willy" wrote: > > > >> After it's inactive for a time, it does this: > >> Window pops up on Blue background saying: > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Unlock Computer > >> > >> The computer is in use and has been locked. Only PASTOR\Matthew (PASTOR) > >> or > >> an administrator can unlock this computer. > >> > >> Name: Matthew > >> Password: [blank, have to type in one Matthew gave when he left] > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Hope this helps. > >> -- > >> Thanks, Bill > >> Post replies back to News Group > >> > >> > >> > > >
Guest Willy Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Re: User Name Re: User Name I could put Greg in but it would only accept a Blank password. -- Thanks, Bill Post replies back to News Group "Rey Santos" <ReySantos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:03C020F3-FE4C-4085-B7AB-E799255D430E@microsoft.com... > Maybe you can try it, after all the changes you've made. It should be > enabled > using Greg's account. I can't duplicate on my machine. > > -- > Rey > > > "Willy" wrote: > >> Rey, >> Thanks a bunch. Can I still have that Unlock function available but with >> a >> different name as it has Matthew now and want it to read Greg? >> -- >> Thanks, Bill >> Post replies back to News Group >> >> "Rey Santos" <ReySantos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:5772D651-CBB2-4147-9802-445B19E87404@microsoft.com... >> > The Unlock Computer comes after the screen Saver is stopped. To get rid >> > of >> > this window: >> > Rightclick on your Desktop > Properties > Screen Saver tab, under >> > Screen >> > saver clear the box "On resume, password protect" > Apply > OK. >> > >> > -- >> > Rey >> > >> > >> > "Willy" wrote: >> > >> >> After it's inactive for a time, it does this: >> >> Window pops up on Blue background saying: >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Unlock Computer >> >> >> >> The computer is in use and has been locked. Only PASTOR\Matthew >> >> (PASTOR) >> >> or >> >> an administrator can unlock this computer. >> >> >> >> Name: Matthew >> >> Password: [blank, have to type in one Matthew gave when he left] >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> -- >> >> Thanks, Bill >> >> Post replies back to News Group >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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