I made a typo in my name when installing Windows XP.

[ddeder]

Now the mis-typed name is propagated thru the system about a million times. Is there a way to do a mass change on my name to correct this problem?

 

[Bateluer]

I assume you are talking about your actual name, not the computer name?

I don't know of a way to change it, aside from reinstalling. Probably something in the registry, or you may be able to reinstall over top of the current install and change it that way?

 

[DaiShan]

try installing xp over the current install and this time typing in your name correctly?

 

[btvillarin]

I hope you haven't reinstalled yet...

How to change name and company information after installing Windows XP
How to change a computer name or join a domain in Windows XP

 

[ddeder]

Yeah, I know I can just change a few values in the registry to change the registered owner. What about the other half million occurences of the misspelled name in the registry, folders, etc...?

 

[SemperFi]

I would say the easiest is to open regedit Edit>search type in the misspelled name and change all occurances. I doubt that there are many programs that store your name outside of the registry. But then again. 😉

 

[SocrPlyr]

after you use regedit and get all the ones in the registry to find files containing text with your misspelled name, then open them up in notepad and do a search for it in that document and change it right there... that will get you 99% of occurances... (the only one i haven't figured out how to get is MS office... i'm thinking about reinstalling..)
hope that helps

Josh