re can i change licensed to data in windows in article apr vax clarku edu rmohns vax clarku edu writes this is in relation to a question concerning changing the registered to information of ms windows in a previous article a dubinski vms csd mu edu wrote ahh yes this is a fun topic no once the name is incribed on the disk that is it it is encoded not even a hex editor will find it you can write over the licensed to but you can t change the name underneth it i i can find it with a hex editor although i have not tried to overwrite it are you sure it can t be you may be mistaken about this you can change it as part of a continuously downsizing government organization my code branch changes about once a year i just finished changing the registration information using norton utilities i sent the original requester the hex offset into user exe containing the information and his reply indicated he got several similar answers and it s not encoded in any way as for the legality there s nothing that keeps me from changing the information it certainly doesn t reach out and alter the serial number printed on the inside of my manual jim moore panama city fl
