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by dominicbenjamin

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I recently started working with this company. We have an image of a particular model laptop with some really strange Local Security Policy settings and so on. Anyway, I am trying to change the name in Computer Description under My computer but it is grayed out. However I can change the hostname. I do not want to change the host name however because we have a particular naming convention that we follow. When the machine is moved or given to somebody else, we simply change the description.

Does anybody have any idea what policy or setting might be preventing me from doing this?

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by mjd420nova

The computer name can be changed through the BIOS settings.

by dominicbenjamin

THanks, but I am not trying to change the Computer Name. I only want to Change the "description" but the field is greyed out and I can't figure out why.

by older mycroft

You should log in with Administrator privileges, then you can alter the details.

However any changes made will interfere with existing network protocols, resulting in denial of access privileges.

by Former member

Windows XP
To change the computer name, for a Windows XP-based computer, use the Computer Name tab in the System Properties dialog box. To locate this tab, use one of the following methods:
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Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
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Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl, and then click OK.
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Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.

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