How can I change the registration name on Microsoft Office 2003?

the company I worked for was sold and we all lost our jobs. They sold off a lot of the equipment and I bought one of the newer computers. Now I want to change the software registration from the company to me.

How can I change the registration name on Microsoft Office 2003?triumph

You'd have to uninstall then reinstall the product.

Too much work for what its worth.

But if you're concerned about the author trail on various documents like word files you can change this without reinstalling the software.

For the WORD doc that you'd like to change simply right-click the saved doc icon/file, go to properties and then select the Summary Tab. You can then update the information to reflect the author of your choice, etc.

How can I change the registration name on Microsoft Office 2003?worms

Open Word, click on "Tools", then the "User Information" Tab. Now change your name.

Btw, it is a violation of the Microsoft EULA to transfer Windows or Office to another person - you must buy another copy according to their EULA and reinstall...just FYI.
you would need to reinstall to change it. It shouldnt have any effect on your work honestly.
Actually there is a way to do it without reinstalling Office but it requires modifying the regsitry. I would not reccomend trying it if you are not comfortable with that. The data is listed in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software \Microsoft\Office\11.0 \Common\UserInfo

That holds the values for the company, user and initials fields.