Machine name of the previous owner

[Guest Man T]

My current machine is a clone of my colleague who used the 'ghost' tools to

replicate his harddisk when I first came to my current company.

I know it is not a good idea but that the way he did.

I can see the reasons was he did not want me to spend time on the

installation of all the softwares.

 

Here's my actual question:

I tried to create an installer using InstallShield and test it.

However, on the page of the 'Customer Information' the 'User Name' box was

filled with my colleague's name. It told me his footprint is left/spread in

my machine. It also seems his name is set as default.

How do I do to get rid of such thing?

[Guest Malke]

Re: Machine name of the previous owner

 

Man T wrote:

> My current machine is a clone of my colleague who used the 'ghost' tools

> to replicate his harddisk when I first came to my current company.

> I know it is not a good idea but that the way he did.

> I can see the reasons was he did not want me to spend time on the

> installation of all the softwares.

>

> Here's my actual question:

> I tried to create an installer using InstallShield and test it.

> However, on the page of the 'Customer Information' the 'User Name' box was

> filled with my colleague's name. It told me his footprint is left/spread

> in my machine. It also seems his name is set as default.

> How do I do to get rid of such thing?

 

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm - Change the registered

owner/company

 

Malke

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[Guest Man T]

Re: Machine name of the previous owner

 

>> My current machine is a clone of my colleague who used the 'ghost' tools

>> to replicate his harddisk when I first came to my current company.

>> I know it is not a good idea but that the way he did.

>> I can see the reasons was he did not want me to spend time on the

>> installation of all the softwares.

>>

>> Here's my actual question:

>> I tried to create an installer using InstallShield and test it.

>> However, on the page of the 'Customer Information' the 'User Name' box

>> was

>> filled with my colleague's name. It told me his footprint is left/spread

>> in my machine. It also seems his name is set as default.

>> How do I do to get rid of such thing?

>

> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm - Change the

> registered

> owner/company

 

Does it matter to change the owner name to anyone?

eg.

Alan

John

Peter ?

 

Or need to be my login name?

[Guest Malke]

Re: Machine name of the previous owner

 

Man T wrote:

Does it matter to change the owner name to anyone?

> eg.

> Alan

> John

> Peter ?

>

> Or need to be my login name?

 

No, it doesn't matter.

 

Malke

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MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ