[mso] Re: How do I change (delete) company name on splash screens?
- From: Mark Mucher <mm@xxxxxx>
- To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 16:08:24 -0400
Vic,
That did it - THANKS!
(Funny that searching the KB for Change Company Name didn't bring that up!)
Mark
vic wrote:
>See here:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q233499&;
>
>hth
>
>vic
>
>
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>http://personal-computer-tutor.com/lh/lockhide.htm
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Mucher" <mm@xxxxxx>
>To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 12:42 PM
>Subject: [mso] Re: How do I change (delete) company name on splash screens?
>
>
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>>Thanks, Linda
>>
>>I had already searched the registry and the key word in the company name
>>is not there! (Searched M$KB too!)
>>
>>Must be encrypted...
>>
>>I'm using XP Home BTW and I'm only concerned with Office.
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>
>>Linda F. Johnson wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hi Mark...it depends on what operating system you are using as to where
>>>in the Windows Registry this is stored....but, I assume if you want to
>>>change it for the Office programs that you probably want to change it
>>>for any other software in your computer, including Windows itself
>>>
>>>What I would do is go into the registry (Start>Run, type
>>>regedit)....make sure My Computer is highlighted in the left pane and go
>>>to the Edit menu and choose Find....type in your old company name and it
>>>will find it anywhere in the registry where it is located and show it to
>>>you in the right pane...when it finds the first one, just double click
>>>the key in the right pane and change the value to your new company name
>>>and click OK....then hit F3 to find the next place this name exists and
>>>change them all just by changing, then hitting F3 again until you get
>>>the message that the registry search is done
>>>
>>>If you have never played around in the registry before, here's some
>>>instructions from Vic on how to back it up and restore it in case you
>>>have any problems afterwards:
>>>http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/vic5.htm
>>>
>>>And instructions from me:
>>>http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/registry.htm
>>>
>>>Let us know if you have any other questions.
>>>
>>>Linda
>>>Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers
>>>Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop
>>>http://personal-computer-tutor.com
>>>FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial
>>>http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>Behalf Of Mark Mucher
>>>Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 11:44 AM
>>>To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [mso] How do I change (delete) company name on splash screens?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I have a legitimate copy of O2K - It has my name but my old company name
>>>
>>>at startup.
>>>
>>>Where do I change it?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Mark
>>>
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