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by bra-k

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When viewing workstations and Servers in Explorer or Network Neighborhood, in the comment field. How do I enter a description so that it will show up in that field. (IE. PDC Server, Public Server, Departments Server). I have looked in the propertiesof Network Neighborhood and can't find anything that would let me ad a description. I know how to do it on Win9X PC but I do not know how to do it on an NT workstation or Server.

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Bra-k

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by astute

There are 3 ways to set this, from the command line, edit the registry or via the GUI.

The easiest way is via the Server control panel applet

1. Start the server control panel applet (Start - Settings - Control Panel - Server)
Enter the new description of the machine in the Description field
Click OK

2. An alternative method is from the command prompt using the "net config" command.

C:\> net config server /srvcomment:"machine comment"

Note that even if you are performing this on a workstation machine you still use "net config server" as this is a configuration on the server service of the machine.

Both of the methods shown update a single registry value so this can also be edited directly.

3. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
Double click on srvcomment
In the "Value data" box enter the new description and click OK
Close the registry editor
This method only works once the Server Service has been restarted, however, both other methods work instantly. This is because the registry area is only read during startup of the service.

Good luck

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