# Changing registered name in Win XP?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-registered-name-in-win-xp/160117
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 9, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-registered-name-in-win-xp/160117 "2003-03-09T19:39:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-registered-name-in-win-xp/160117/1 "2003-03-09T19:39:07Z")

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How do I change from “default” to my name? I figure it’s in the registry, but where?

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### Author: ![mecaenas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mecaenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mecaenas)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-registered-name-in-win-xp/160117/2 "2003-03-10T10:38:16Z")

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Start button -\> Control Panel -\> User Accounts -\> Change my name