Microsoft KB Archive/228275

= Computer Name Setup Allows Invalid Characters in Computer Name =

Article ID: 228275

Article Last Modified on 2/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q228275



SYMPTOMS
In the GUI-mode portion of Setup, when you are prompted for the computer name, you are allowed to enter nonstandard characters (for example, "qw#$%^_fg"). If you do so, you receive a warning about using a non-DNS name, but you are allowed to continue. After Setup is finished, the Setuperr.log file reports that the computer name has nonstandard characters.



CAUSE
The name has nonstandard characters, but is still valid.



RESOLUTION
Change the computer name to a name that uses standard characters. The following characters are usually invalid for use in a computer name:

/\[]":;|<>+=,?* _



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb kbsetup KB228275

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