Changing The Name Of The Windows Vista Registered Owner

To view the registered owner of your Windows Vista operating system, click Start, type "winver", and hit Enter.

To change the registered owner information: (make sure you backup the registry before making changes)

• Click the Start Button, type "regedit" (Registry Editor) in the search box, and press Enter
• Click Continue to get past the User Account Control hurdle
• On the left panel, double-click to navigate to the key:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion
• On the right panel, double-click on RegisteredOwner
• In the Value Data box, type the new name that you want to appear as the registered owner, then click OK
• Double-click RegisteredOrganization, and type inthe new organization in the Value Data box
• Click OK
• Exit the Registry Editor, run winver again to view the change