Change Program Display name

EchoX860

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So, I noticed when I went to associate all my video files with VLC that it said VLC media player, my OCD kicked in because the other option was Windows Media Player. I went to the registry key for VLC and changed the display name from VLC media player to VLC Media Player with the M and the P capitalized, but it didn't change anything. Is there a way to do this?
 

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Are you talking about this?

VLC.JPG
 

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How did you get that to be capital? I changed the registry name that you have listed, and still nothing.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP p6270z
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
AMD Athlon II X4 620
Motherboard
Foxconn ALOE (CPU 1)
Memory
4.00GB Dual Channel DDR3 @ 666Mhz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
HD Radeon 4200 (Integrated)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2311 (1920x1080) @ 60Hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
488GB Seagate ST3500418AS SCSI Disk Device (RAID)
I do not think that I did anything special. I did a search in the registry and changed the ones that looked like they might impact that list. I did have to refresh the list (F5) to get the change to display.

For others reading this thread - I made my changes to a Virtual Machine. All of those changes go away once I end the VM. I am not suggesting that people should go playing in the registry on a live system.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Employer provided Dell Latitude
OS
W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU
i7
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drives
crappy SSD
Antivirus
Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Pale Moon 64bit, IE11 64bit & Chrome 64bit
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