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    How to change windows registered user details (renamed)

    Hello Everyone, I ordered a laptop for my wife and , despite me supplying a username--they have installed XP pro using simply "user". I can easily change login and Documents name, but how can I change user to xxxxxxx(hername). Each time we install anything it shows the default owner as user...
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    Change User ID

    @Admiral--Thank you for your suggestion. I did what I could as you described and it has worked . Everything I install now shows my wife as the Owner/User and the Docs is now in her name too. I see that some of the incorrect names are still in the registry, but I wont bother about them as...
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    Change User ID

    Hello everyone, My wife recently purchased a Notebook computer and the place where she purchased it has misspelt her User ID name, and I'd like to see if there is a way of correcting this without editing the registry. The OS is Vista Home Premium, so, the feature Local Users and Groups is not...
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    WMP associated with opening .exe files

    Hello JPRuss, Your suggestion has done the trick and everything I have tried since making the adjustment in the registry as you suggested, seems to be back to original/default working order. All that remains now is to reget some updates that were wiped out by my attempts at Restore and to also...
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    WMP associated with opening .exe files

    Hello everyone. I did not find a match to my problem so I hope it is ok to post here. I have a Toshiba satelite notebook running Vista Home Premium and I find that just about everything I try to do, WMP ties to "play" the app or file. IE msconfig--regedit--AV apps--any programs or...
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