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computer name

  • 28-04-2008 9:48am
    #1
    MisterKipling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭


    i had a dell technician here few weeks ago and had to reinstall vista on my xps 420. samsung hdd was broken. but anyway he put in my name as brain!! so i changed the computer name but when is still shows some addresses on he computer as file name "brain" :( so annoying, how do i change it?


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  • #2
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    When you go to Control Panel\System and Maintenance\System what computer name do you see? And what addresses still show the old name?


  • #3
    MisterKipling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭MisterKipling


    Capture.JPG
    this is what i see here but
    here
    Capture2.JPG
    and here i get brain
    Capture3.JPG


  • #4
    rrpc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    IH8TXT:) wrote: »
    Capture.JPG
    this is what i see here but
    here
    Capture2.JPG
    and here i get brain
    Capture3.JPG

    That's your User name. You can change it in Control Panel, Users.

    This will not change the folder name though, you might be better creating a new user called Brian and copying all the files and settings to that user and deleting your Brain..... user :D


  • #5
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    I see, it's your user folder nothing to do with pc name.

    /beaten :(

    good advice from rrpc.


  • #6
    MisterKipling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭MisterKipling


    oh screw it, way too much hassle...cheers 4da info tho!


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  • #7
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    IH8TXT:) wrote: »
    oh screw it, way too much hassle...cheers 4da info tho!
    These things often are. :D

    Usually end up breaking something else.


  • #8
    rrpc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    IH8TXT:) wrote: »
    oh screw it, way too much hassle...cheers 4da info tho!

    If you just want a quick fix then change the user name. At least that way, other stuff you install won't have 'Brain' as the name.


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