NOTE: You, the customer, are solely responsible for data security. WinBook strongly recommends that you perform a backup of all personal data contained on your system prior to performing this procedure. Warning: WinBook will NOT be held responsible for any data loss incurred during this process.

Steps to Change Name and Company

If you are using Windows 3.X:

1. From the Program Manager File menu, choose Run.
2. In the Command Line box, type "setup /f " (without quotation marks) and choose OK.
3. Enter the new name and company, and then choose Continue.
4. When you are asked to confirm the name and company, choose Continue.
5. When the Setup Options screen is displayed, choose Continue.
6. When the Install Components screen is displayed, choose Continue.
7. If the swap file screen is displayed, choose Continue.
8. When you are asked to insert a Windows disk, choose the Exit Setup button.
9. When you are asked to confirm exiting Setup, choose Yes.

Windows Setup closes and you automatically exit Windows. When you restart Windows, the new user name and company name appear.

If you are using Windows 95 or Windows 98:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows . WinBook cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT) before you edit the registry.

Use Registry Editor to change the RegisteredOrganization and RegisteredOwner values in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

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