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by geno33

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How do I display the computer name on the desktop for all users on Win2k?

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by geno33

Thanks for the reply, but I could not get it to work. I had to use both regedit (so I could do the rename) and regedt32 (so I could create a REG_EXPAND_SZ value). When I made the changes as per the link, then hit F5 on the desktop, nothing happened. I am an administrator on this PC, it has Win2K with IE 6.
Thanks anyway,
Geno

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I had this same question not too long ago for my remote managed servers...

The best option I have found is BGInfo (Back Ground Information)

It is a freeware applet that is completely customizable. You can modify the image it displays to show only the computer name or dozens of other facts and info about the machine. I put a command line call to the applet in the all users startup group so when anyone logs in it updates the screen with the current information.
Since it creates a static bitmap image when run it doesn?t take any resources to utilize it.

Find it at http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/bginfo.shtml

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