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    Angry Company NAME changed in windows

    Some how something changed my COMPANY NAME to TUE... any idea what program might have done that...
    but even more important , how i can change it back?

    Vb code , program , regedit something

    i don't care just want my company name here again
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    Re: Company NAME changed in windows

    Originally posted by Ultimasnake
    Some how something changed my COMPANY NAME to TUE... any idea what program might have done that...
    but even more important , how i can change it back?

    Vb code , program , regedit something

    i don't care just want my company name here again
    I am using TweakNow PowerPack 2003 for this things...Too easy but I am not sure about the registy key...

    Do one thing...Click on Start -> Run -> type REGEDIT and click ok.

    Do a search in registy on TUE and see if you can find the it...Or else I am not sure how to do it with registry...

    Cheers...

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    Depends on which program...but yeah it'll be in the registry most likely.

    Unless someone was tricky enough to hack some DLLs.
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    Originally posted by siyan
    Depends on which program...but yeah it'll be in the registry most likely.

    Unless someone was tricky enough to hack some DLLs.
    You do not need to hack DLL to change those things...

    Cheers...

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    well did the search already , only things i find are things like Tue 5-8-2002

    where can i get that program? wrack?
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    Originally posted by Ultimasnake
    well did the search already , only things i find are things like Tue 5-8-2002

    where can i get that program? wrack?
    http://www.tweaknow.com/PowerPack.html

    Cheers:
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    Originally posted by wrack
    You do not need to hack DLL to change those things...

    Cheers...
    My point is that you can.

    DLL or the binary.
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    Originally posted by siyan
    My point is that you can.

    DLL or the binary.
    for sure M8...but in this case you don't...


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    erm...i meant that this person who changed it in the first place could have hacked a dll/binary
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    Originally posted by siyan
    erm...i meant that this person who changed it in the first place could have hacked a dll/binary
    Aha...Not too worry...

    Cheers...

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    Ah, how funny.

    I once had a tweak application, but everytime I changed a setting through it, it made the Windows gradient on the Start menu just a big black box.

    So I deleted it. Maybe I'll check out that link.
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    Originally posted by The Hobo
    Ah, how funny.

    I once had a tweak application, but everytime I changed a setting through it, it made the Windows gradient on the Start menu just a big black box.

    So I deleted it. Maybe I'll check out that link.
    One I am using right now is taken from the link I posted and tell u the truth I am happy with. It does almost everything I want to do.

    Cheers...

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    Originally posted by The Hobo
    Ah, how funny.

    I once had a tweak application, but everytime I changed a setting through it, it made the Windows gradient on the Start menu just a big black box.

    So I deleted it. Maybe I'll check out that link.
    Are you sure it didn't just remove some items from the menu so that it wasn't tall enough to display the picture?

    Windows does get rid of the gradient when you only have a few things showing.
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    Originally posted by siyan
    Are you sure it didn't just remove some items from the menu so that it wasn't tall enough to display the picture?

    Windows does get rid of the gradient when you only have a few things showing.
    That was probably it. Maybe I got rid of Help or something.
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    the path for Windows NT, 2000, XP is

    Code:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
    The path for Windows 9x and ME is

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    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
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    Originally posted by <ABX
    the path for Windows NT, 2000, XP is

    Code:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
    The path for Windows 9x and ME is

    Code:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    That would do too...

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    This might help:
    To change the Default Name and Company Information
    Open your registry and find the key
    User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
    MS Setup (ACME)\User Info]
    Value Name: DefName, DefCompany
    Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

    Modify the two values named 'DefName' and 'DefCompany', and change the values to your current Name and Company respectively.
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