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 How to find your computer name
and change it
Free Computer Help By Mitz
There will be times when you need to know your
computers name. This is not the same as your user name. You will use your
computer name to share files and printers on your home network. First we have to open
the System Properties box. Here's how to find it.
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Here are three easy ways to get to the system properties
box:
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Press the Windows key
and the Pause Break button at the same
time. How easy is that? Applies to Windows Xp and Vista.
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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.)
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Or go to the Start Menu and right-click on
My Computer and select Properties
(For Vista its not my Computer but just computer)
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To get a similar dialog box, as above, to
appear in Vista you need to look a bit further. When you are have 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.
Where is the computer name?
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Choose computer name
from the tab
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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.
Notes:
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Windows Vista displays the computer name on
the first page of the system properties.
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When networking or sharing files
you can either use your computer
IP Address or your computer name.
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All computers on the Network should
have different names and IP address's to avoid conflicts.
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