Microsoft KB Archive/244478

= Unable to Change Windows 2000 Professional Computer Name When in Windows NT 4.0 Domain =

Article ID: 244478

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q244478



SYMPTOMS
When you try to change the name of a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and the computer is a member of a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based domain, you cannot do so.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, remove the Windows 2000-based computer from the domain, restart the computer, change the name of the computer, and then add it back to the domain.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: netbios

Keywords: kbprb KB244478

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