Re: How to Replace Computer

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In news:117cqp4durd0245@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Mike Lambert <mikel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We are a small company that uses SBS2003 with about 10 users. One
> of the users just got a new computer. All of the computers in his
> department are called "design1", "design2", and so on. When setting
> up this new computer what should I name it? Can I use the same name
> of the computer that it is replacing, or will this cause problems?
> Obviously I would have to remove the old one from the network first
> but what is the best way to do this so I don't have problems with
> GPO's and mapped drives?

If the old computer is no longer used then you should delete the computer
account and create it again. After doing this the new computer can be joined
with old computer name.

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