Easy step To change the registered name/organization for Windows.

To change the registered name/organization for XP, click Start--Run--type "regedit" (without the quotes)--Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version--right-click Registered Name--left-click Modify--change the Value data to what you want--click OK. Do the same for Registered Organization. For Windows 98/ME go to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion For Windows 2000 go to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion Re: 0X0000008E... For XP, one of your memory chips might need to be replaced or reseated. Check the following http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315335