There will be times when you need to know your computers name. This is not the same as your computer username. You might use your computer name to share files and printers
on your home network and sometimes the default computer name is just
too difficult to remember. This is the number one reason for changing
your computer name. If you are using the computer name to setup a shared
printer you will need to rename your computer something easy. You do
not want a string of numbers and letters.
How to find your computer name and change it?
- Press the Windows key and the Pause Break button at the same time. How easy is that? Applies to Windows Xp and Vista.
- Or go to Start menu>control panel>system (For Vista you can get more details by clicking on the items in the left bar menu.)
- Or go to the Start Menu and right-click on My Computer and select Properties (For Vista its not my Computer but just computer)
To get a similar dialog box, as above, to appear in Vista you need to
look a bit further. When you open system properties as in the steps
above, you also need to click on a menu item in the left panel. For
example, you can click on Advanced Options. This will bring up a dialog
box like the Windows XP one.
You can also see your computer name in System properties as the
arrow shows below. And here you can click on change settings to change
your computer name.
Where is the name of your computer?
- Choose computer name from the tab
- And there it is in small writing…If it is a difficult or overly long name click on change. Change your computer name to something easy. Mine is called ‘server’ See screenshot below.
Can I change the computer name and still keep all of my files?
Changing your computer name will not effect your files on your
computer. The will stay where they are, untouched and safe. Changing the
name of your computer may effect your network settings. For example if
you are sharing a printer and the path to the printer is rizviprinter
and you change rizvi to saboo it will not find the printer.
Notes:
- Windows Vista displays the computer name on the first page of the system properties.
- When networking or sharing files you can either use your computer IP Address or your computer name.
- All computers on the Network should have different names and IP address’s to avoid conflicts.
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