Changing Owner and Organization in Vista Ultimate 64-bit

[Guest Jim]

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

[Guest Jane C]

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

[Guest Jim]

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

[Guest 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

[Guest Jane C]

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

[Guest Jim]

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