Re: How to change 'registered to' name?

Kathy wrote:
Is there a way to change the name a computer is registered to. We
have a laptop in our organization that we want to give to another
employee but it was registered to another name when it was setup
orginally. Is there anyway to change the name after it's been
registered?

Even in this case - I still suggest completely wiping and installing the
system.

However - your IT people should know how to do this (albeit frivolous)
thing:
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/32/
Office as well (older versions)?
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/460/

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