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Rename Microsoft Outlook.

This setting can be used to change the name "Microsoft Outlook" to the name of your choice.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

The text “Microsoft Outlook” can be changed with a customized text that you what to make appear in its place.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create an Expandable String value “LocalizedString”, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value with the name that you want to appear in place of “Control Panel”.

Important:
We recommend that you copy the data of the “LocalizedString” value in a .txt file and save it at a safe location, so that you may recover it in case of necessity.

However, if you want the original name back, delete the value.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\]

Key Type :

Root

Value Name :

LocalizedString

Data Type :

REG_EXPAND_SZ (Expandable String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Desired Name

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

The e-mail client name has been changed to the desired name.

The e-mail client name is set to default.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\] key, right-click and click on "New > Expandable String Value" to create an Expandable String value with the name "LocalizedString".

Third, right-click on the 'LocalizedString' Expandable String value and click on "Modify".

Finally, enter the name of your choice in the text box and click on 'OK'.