Microsoft KB Archive/238897

= How To Preset the Win CE Computer Name =

Article ID: 238897

Article Last Modified on 7/2/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE Embedded Toolkit for Visual C++ 5.0
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.10 Enhancement Pack for Windows CE Embedded Toolkit for Visual C++ 5.0
 * Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder 2.11
 * Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder 2.12

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This article was previously published under Q238897



SUMMARY
The Windows CE device name can be set in the base registry file by editing a .reg file (that is, Project.reg) to include the following: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Ident] "OrigName"="WinCE" "Name"="MyCEPC" Where "MyCEPC" can be a value of your choosing.

Without this change, the default device name is "WinCE" and you must change the value in the Control Panel Communications applet.

Adding a preset computer name is useful for testing on the sample CEPC platform which cannot be warm-booted to activate changes to the registry.



MORE INFORMATION
The Windows CE Server Message Block (SMB) redirector requires that a unique computer name be set before network file system services can be activated. The network redirector checks for the existence of the "OrigName" value, and also checks that it is not set to the same value as "Name".

Until a name is set, accessing network resources using the UNC naming convention (\\ServerName\ShareName) is not possible.

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