Re: Changing ComputerName

If you can manually run regedit.exe you can 'load a hive' file to
access the second disk. This works basically as follows:

1) Open Regedit
2) Select a top level key
3) Select file, load hive,
4) Browse to locate the hive of interest
Default locations C:\Windows\System32\config
file 'System' = HKLM\System
file 'Software = HKLM\Software
Default user file is located at (by default)
c:\Documents and Settings\default user\ntuser.dat
5) Give the hive a name (e.g XPE_System)

Now you can make your changes. Be sure to select the loaded branch and
then use the 'Unload hive' command to close it.

That's the manual way, good for experimenting before automating. I
would bet that there is an automated way available, but I don't know
what it is. Maybe REG.EXE could automate this.

I have also seen threads about changing the user name in this
newsgroup. (Search this newsgroup for 'Computer Name' + registry).

A Previous post from Andy Allred[MS] included:
>>
>> You could use a script to alter the ComputerName & Hostname keys such as
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName
>>&
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
>>before sealing it.
>>
>>Note sure if that's it, though. I do know that if it's on the domain there will be other
>>keys.
>>
>>Andy

.

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