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From: Scott on 25 Apr 2010 01:38 I am using Windows XP Pro and configured to connect the company's domain network. I would like to use the user account name of file server Windows standard 2003 as computer name. Is it possible with care or not allowed at all? Thanks, Scott
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 25 Apr 2010 02:00 "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:C7F9F65A.DE1B%NoSpam-Scott.Xe(a)gmail.com... > I am using Windows XP Pro and configured to connect the company's domain > network. I would like to use the user account name of file server Windows > standard 2003 as computer name. Is it possible with care or not allowed > at > all? > > Thanks, > > Scott > Giving a PC the same NetBIOS name as one of its user accounts is possible under some versions of Windows but is a very bad habit that can cause problems. Much better to add a suffix for the NetBIOS name, e.g. Scott_PC.
From: John Wunderlich on 25 Apr 2010 17:25 Scott <NoSpam-Scott.Xe(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:C7F9F65A.DE1B%NoSpam-Scott.Xe(a)gmail.com: > I am using Windows XP Pro and configured to connect the company's > domain network. I would like to use the user account name of file > server Windows standard 2003 as computer name. Is it possible > with care or not allowed at all? > > Thanks, > > Scott > Read the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: "Error Message: The User Name May Not Be the Same as the Computer Name..." <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310845/en-us> HTH, John
From: Anteaus on 26 Apr 2010 03:21
In general it's best to try to avoid the personalization of hardware -or software. Remember that users change, and female users change their names. Having to rename equipment raises all kinds of problems, especially if that equipment is registered in an Active Directory. "John Wunderlich" wrote: > Scott <NoSpam-Scott.Xe(a)gmail.com> wrote in > news:C7F9F65A.DE1B%NoSpam-Scott.Xe(a)gmail.com: > > > I am using Windows XP Pro and configured to connect the company's > > domain network. I would like to use the user account name of file > > server Windows standard 2003 as computer name. Is it possible > > with care or not allowed at all? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Scott > > > > Read the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: > > "Error Message: The User Name May Not Be the Same as the Computer > Name..." > > <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310845/en-us> > > HTH, > John > . > |