[skinless]

I want to change the computer name that appears in the network neighbourhood with out restarting the computer and by the registry way . i figured out the key which holds it

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName]
"ComputerName"="skinless"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ActiveComputerName]
"ComputerName"="-"

the question is will this reg change my " full computer name " and can be seen with new name on fly without asking to restart ?

[skinless]

well i just tried to run that reg....it changed the settings in registry but when when i scan
with a-Mac Address changer to see the host name it showed the same old host name
any other way ?? help :s

[FAT64]

I'm no expert, but I doubt very much that this would be possible without a restart.

[manofdos]

Try the reg then Disable the network connection and then re-enable it. That should restart the networking service. It may or may not work. Worth a shot though.

[FAT64]

You might as well restart the Network Connections service using the services.msc snap-in.

[buletov]

there are more entries to be changed + you must restart your computer:

now here is my working autoplay media studio code,
hope you can make something out of it:

function CompConf(Arg1)
  local clname = Arg1;
  local cuname = String.Upper(Arg1);
  --fax
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Print\\Printers\\Fax\\DsSpooler", "serverName", clname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Print\\Printers\\Fax\\DsSpooler", "shortServerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Print\\Printers\\Fax\\DsSpooler", "uNCName", "\\\\"..cuname.."\\fax", REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet002\\Control\\Print\\Printers\\Fax\\DsSpooler", "serverName", clname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet002\\Control\\Print\\Printers\\Fax\\DsSpooler", "shortServerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet002\\Control\\Print\\Printers\\Fax\\DsSpooler", "uNCName", "\\\\"..cuname.."\\fax", REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Print\\Printers\\Fax\\DsSpooler", "serverName", clname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Print\\Printers\\Fax\\DsSpooler", "shortServerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Print\\Printers\\Fax\\DsSpooler", "uNCName", "\\\\"..cuname.."\\fax", REG_SZ);
  --name
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ComputerName", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet002\\Control\\ComputerName\\ComputerName", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet002\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\ComputerName\\ComputerName", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  --tcpip
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters", "Hostname", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters", "NV Hostname", clname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet002\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters", "Hostname", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet002\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters", "NV Hostname", clname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters", "Hostname", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters", "NV Hostname", clname, REG_SZ);
  --eventlog
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\Eventlog", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\ControlSet002\\Services\\Eventlog", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Eventlog", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  --wmp
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_USERS, ".DEFAULT\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows Media\\WMSDK\\General", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows Media\\WMSDK\\General", "ComputerName", cuname, REG_SZ);
  --users
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_USERS, "S-1-5-19\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\ShellNoRoam", "@", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_USERS, "S-1-5-20\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\ShellNoRoam", "@", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_USERS, ".DEFAULT\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\ShellNoRoam", "@", cuname, REG_SZ);
  Registry.SetValue(HKEY_USERS, ".DEFAULT\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\ComputerDescriptions", cuname, "A "..clname.." computer with a MINX customized system.", REG_SZ);
end

[skinless]

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there are more entries to be changed + you must restart your computer:

hmmmmm i will try these entires but restart is something i am not looking for .... i want
it happen on fly

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Try the reg then Disable the network connection and then re-enable it. That should restart the networking service. It may or may not work. Worth a shot though.

uuhmmmmmm definitely worth a shot

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You might as well restart the Network Connections service using the services.msc snap-in

services.msc lemme google it n c what that is

But i am still looking out with a restart

[buletov]

well then the answer is more than just registry, that's for sure...

[GreenMachine]

With such a poor title, I cannot believe I even looked in here ...

I would have suggested "Change ComputerName without rebooting"

http://www.jsiinc.co...0200/rh0285.htm

And for future reference ...
http://www.catb.org/...-questions.html

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[skinless]

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With such a poor title, I cannot believe I even looked in here ...

okie i will check those references now

[skinless]

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And for future reference ...
http://www.catb.org/...-questions.html

WTF ?

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the question is will this reg change my " full computer name " and can be seen with new name on fly without asking to restart ?

i did post a key up there i guess !

anyways thanx for the baptize anyways .........

[GreenMachine]

Yes, you posted a key in your first post, where you assumed you had the answer to your own problem ... You asked a question that you could have easily answered yourself. In fact, you did so in your next post, where you ask if there was another way.

What I would have considered a better question would simply be:

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I want to change the computer name that appears in the network neighbourhood with out restarting the computer. I tried simply changing the registry values listed below, but that did not work. Does anyone know of a method that would achieve this.

skinless, on Nov 3 2004, 10:16 AM, said:

... WTF ? ...

I guess I should have known better than to reply to your post, or even read a post with such a hopeless title, but fret not: this is the last reply you will get from me ... If you cannot be bothered, neither can I.

[red_house]

What have you got against a restart?

[skinless]

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What have you got against a restart?

takes hell lot of time

@greenmachine

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Yes, you posted a key in your first post, where you assumed you had the answer to your own problem ... You asked a question that you could have easily answered yourself. In fact, you did so in your next post, where you ask if there was another way.

I am a newbie to registry so i was nervous to make any change in registry...... thats y i first posted this ...........then some how made my mind to change the registry key that i posted in the first post...didnt work so came the second post with a question . Dude now u tell me do i have to change the title after the second post ???
No offences .... i aint here to ignite a flame but just to gain some ryt knowledge from u.
Yeah, sure! The reference u gave will be USEFUL in future but the context in which u gave it annoyed me a bit..
If it would have been a sarcastic way it would have been definitely be appreciated but treating beginners with such BOORISH Hostility is not ryt !
I m with a view that questions do creep up ur mind one by one when ur on a quest.
I must have hurt ur HELPING ego but so did u to my LEARNING ego ....lets keep that aside dude !
I am sorry if ur offended ....but i am here to make friends not flame forums... so can we just get around try to help ppl around in forums neglecting what happened in here
Say what ?

Peace
skinless substitute

[skinless]

I c ur a very old member on this forum n yes with the no. of posts up there u must quite respected too
So acc to me i can look forward from something from u also when i need help ...with ur kinda xperience u know such things do often in here n take no time to light up !