Stupid question
Jamie Robertson
XP. I can only figure out how to change my user name, and not the company
name.
Suggestions,
PS the XP help files are crap
lsdj...@lsjljdsaj.com
the XP Help and Support Center.
OFF2000: How to Change the Company Name and User Name After Setup
(Q233499)
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The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Office 2000 (Setup)
Microsoft Outlook 2000
Microsoft Excel 2000
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
Microsoft Word 2000
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For a Microsoft Office XP version of this article, see Q290528 .
IMPORTANT : This article contains information about editing the
registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how
to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do
this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or
the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SUMMARY
In earlier versions of Office, if you want to change the company name
displayed in the Office splash screens and About program name on the
Help menu (where program name is the program you are using), you
uninstall Office, run Setup again, and enter a new company name. In
Office 2000, to change the name of the company, you modify the Windows
registry.
MORE INFORMATION
WARNING : Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of
Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing
Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the
"Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data"
Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry
before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you
should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).
To change the company name displayed in the Office programs, follow
these steps:
Click Start , and then click Run .
In the Open box, type regedit and click OK .
Locate and select the following key for the appropriate operating
system.
In Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows
Millennium Edition (Me), Microsoft Windows NT, and Microsoft Windows
2000, select
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
GUID
where GUID is the Product Code for the version of Office that is
installed, for example, {00000409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}.
More than one GUID may be listed under the Uninstall subkey. If more
than one GUID is listed, select each GUID until you find the one that
has the correct product name listed for the DisplayName value, for
example, "Microsoft Office 2000 Premium."
In Microsoft Windows XP, select
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Userdata\ SID
\Products\ GUID \InstallProperties
where SID is related to the logged-on user, and where GUID is the
Product Code for the version of Office that is installed, for example,
{00000409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}.
More than one GUID may be listed under the InstallProperties subkey.
If more than one is listed, select each GUID until you find the one
that has the correct product name listed for the DisplayName value,
for example, "Microsoft Office XP Premium."
If the RegCompany name entry exists in the Name column, proceed to
step 7.
On the Edit menu, click New , and then click String Value .
Type RegCompany and then press ENTER.
In the Name column, double-click RegCompany .
Change the text in the Value data box, and then click OK .
Locate and select the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\UserInfo
On the Edit menu, click Rename .
Type OldUserInfo and then press ENTER.
Locate and select the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Word\Data
In the left pane, right-click Data , and then click Delete . Click Yes
to confirm the deletion of the key. This deletes the company name for
all new Word documents.
On the Registry menu, click Exit . When you start an Office program,
the company name that is displayed reflects the change that you made
in step 8.
To Change the User Name Information
You can change the user name information in Microsoft Excel 2000,
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, and Microsoft Word 2000. You only have to
change the user name in one of the programs to change it for the other
Office 2000 programs. To change the user name information, follow
these steps:
Excel 2000
On the Tools menu, click Options .
Click the General tab.
Type the user name information in the User Name box.
Click OK .
PowerPoint 2000
On the Tools menu, click Options .
Click the General tab.
Type the user name information in the Name box.
Click OK .
Word 2000
On the Tools menu, click Options .
Click the User Information tab.
Type the user name information in the Name box.
Click OK .
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Published Jun 3 1999 3:07PM Issue Type kbhowto
Last Modifed Mar 1 2002 11:35AM Additional Query Words OFF2000
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On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:54:14 GMT, "Jamie Robertson" <jam...@shaw.ca>
wrote:
Sparky
"Jamie Robertson" <jam...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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Sergio
"Jamie Robertson" <jam...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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JerryMouse
"Jamie Robertson" <jam...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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When asked for your name, ALWAYS reply with:
"Your Name Here"
When asked for a company name, ALWAYS reply with:
"Your Company Name Here"
JerryMouse
"Sergio" <noe...@please.com> wrote in message
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> there are not stupid question. ;-)
>
So is "Does there exist a stupid question?" a stupid question in view of the
fact that stupid questions don't exist?
Sky King
ZDdownloads...and it allows you to change make changes to the owner
name,computer make and speed and so on....not sure if this is what you want
to do..???
Sergio
"JerryMouse" <nos...@invalid.com> wrote in message
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Synapse Syndrome
old Company Name and replace with your new one.
J.
"Jamie Robertson" <jam...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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