Registration

[Shontelle.Layne]

I accidentally misspelled my name during intinial registration in my
new mac book pro. But I just can't figure out how to fix it. I even
registered online and I was able to do that with the correct spelling
but how do I change it on my system? It's really bugging me that every
time Word 2004 starts up on my Mac my name is spelled worng!!! Please
help!!!

 

[Elliott Roper]

I accidentally misspelled my name during intinial registration in my
new mac book pro. But I just can't figure out how to fix it. I even
registered online and I was able to do that with the correct spelling
but how do I change it on my system? It's really bugging me that every
time Word 2004 starts up on my Mac my name is spelled worng!!! Please
help!!!

Dear Ms. Worng!
If it were Office registration that gor messed up, have you tried
Preferences » User Data in Word?

If it were the Macintosh account name you mixed up, then System
Preferences » Accounts is the place to start. I think if you need to
change the short name, you have to create a new account with the new
short name, then copy across all your stuff in the old home folder,
perhaps with some added fiddling about with file ownership from an
admin account.

If it were the admin account you messed up, then, for security reasons,
I'd strongly recommend creating a non-admin account (after carefully
checking the spelling) from which you do almost everything.

 

[Shontelle.Layne]

Hmmm. Thanks. But I had already made all the checks you suggested and
strangely my name is spelled correctly everywhere!!! My system
preferences and all the admin info for my Mac as well as Office 2004
show a correct spelling. However when i start up Word the box reads
this product is licensed to (incorrect spelling of my name). I have
been racking my brain trying to determine where this could have
occured and how to correct it.....still lost

Again the Mac system admin info as well as the user info in Word
Preferences show that my name is correctly recorded...however on Word
startup the username which the program indicates that it is licensed
to is misspelled!!!

Would you recommend that I uninstall and reinstall?

 

[Elliott Roper]

Hmmm. Thanks. But I had already made all the checks you suggested and
strangely my name is spelled correctly everywhere!!! My system
preferences and all the admin info for my Mac as well as Office 2004
show a correct spelling. However when i start up Word the box reads
this product is licensed to (incorrect spelling of my name). I have
been racking my brain trying to determine where this could have
occured and how to correct it.....still lost

Again the Mac system admin info as well as the user info in Word
Preferences show that my name is correctly recorded...however on Word
startup the username which the program indicates that it is licensed
to is misspelled!!!

Would you recommend that I uninstall and reinstall?

Hell no! If it works, it's perfect!!
You have the added advantage that you know the source of some of the
junk mail you are about to receive. ;-)

I don't think anyone will ever see that error unless they are looking
over your shoulder when you start Word.

You probably can fix it by running the Remove Office Tool and then
re-installing Office, but it seems like a lot of work for such a
trivial inconvenience.

 

[Shontelle.Layne]

Thanks Elliot!!!

Hell no! If it works, it's perfect!!
You have the added advantage that you know the source of some of the
junk mail you are about to receive. ;-)

I don't think anyone will ever see that error unless they are looking
over your shoulder when you start Word.

You probably can fix it by running the Remove Office Tool and then
re-installing Office, but it seems like a lot of work for such a
trivial inconvenience.