Re: Rename a machine

"Maincat" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Steve Freides" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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A user, who inherited their computer from someone else, would like me
to rename the machine so that his name shows up in the usual places
instead of that of the machine's former owner. I've done this once or
twice in the past - my memory is that it's a royal pain because so
many user-specific settings get lost. I would like to keep the user
name the same, just change the machine name. Because, among other
things, the user use AutoCAD, I'm kind of nervous about attempting
this.

Thanks in advance for advice, gotchas, checklists, etc.

-S-
Control Panel - System - Computer Name tab- Click on Change against To
Rename This Computer...

Job done.

Hope that helps.

It won't cause all the desktop settings, etc., for the current user to
disappear?

-S-


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