How to change the registered user name and organization in Visual Studio 2010

By default, mine show Microsoft for the user name and Microsoft for the organization and I don't get a change to set these during installation.  This could be due to the fact I am using the MSDN version.  So who cares if it shows Microsoft?  I do!  When you create a new project, your AssemblyInfo file pulls in this information and I always have to change it for my published applications.

Here is a reference to where you change this at:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vsnetsetup/archive/2010/05/11/the-visual-studio-2010-help-about-dialog-box-and-the-splash-screen-shows-registered-username-and-registered-organization-as-microsoft.aspx

I have the 64 bit version of Windows 7, so I followed those instructions.  Worked great.  It's basically 2 registry settings and then running devenv.exe /setup from the command prompt (make sure you run as an administrator!)

On a x86 bit (32 bit OS) computer follow the below path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\Registration\UserName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\RegisteredOrganization

On a x64 bit (64 bit OS) computer follow the below path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\Registration\UserName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\RegisteredOrganization     

Then to fix the splash screen:
On a x86 bit (32 bit OS) computer follow the below path:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /setup

On a x64 bit (64 bit OS) computer follow the below path:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /setup     

Hope that helps somebody.

Scott

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