Computer name change questions

[Guest]

Hi! Are there any known problems which occur when the name of the computer is
changed? For instance, in the "computer name change" screen there is a
warning saying that "changes may affect access to network resources." What
does this mean?

I am using a single computer, there is no network. Would the name change
effect the internet connection? There is an ADSL connection.

If I notice any problems, would system recovery to an earlier date solve it?

And can I use single-letter names? Would that conflict with the drive names?

Thanks for answers

 

[Guest]

Hi,
This will not affect your internet settings in any way. Changing this
setting would only affect you if you were on a LAN (local area network).
This is due to other pc's on the network looking for the old pc name.

dave

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

I think it will effect cookies though


| Hi,
| This will not affect your internet settings in any way. Changing this
| setting would only affect you if you were on a LAN (local area network).
| This is due to other pc's on the network looking for the old pc name.
|
| dave
|
| "Strong" wrote:
|
| > Hi! Are there any known problems which occur when the name of the computer is
| > changed? For instance, in the "computer name change" screen there is a
| > warning saying that "changes may affect access to network resources." What
| > does this mean?
| >
| > I am using a single computer, there is no network. Would the name change
| > effect the internet connection? There is an ADSL connection.
| >
| > If I notice any problems, would system recovery to an earlier date solve it?
| >
| > And can I use single-letter names? Would that conflict with the drive names?
| >
| > Thanks for answers

 

[Kevin Spencer]

No, it will not. Cookies are domain-specific, not client-specific.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Neither a follower
nor a lender be.

"Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote in message I think it will effect cookies though


message | Hi,
| This will not affect your internet settings in any way. Changing this
| setting would only affect you if you were on a LAN (local area network).
| This is due to other pc's on the network looking for the old pc name.
|
| dave
|
| "Strong" wrote:
|
| > Hi! Are there any known problems which occur when the name of the
computer is
| > changed? For instance, in the "computer name change" screen there is a
| > warning saying that "changes may affect access to network resources."
What
| > does this mean?
| >
| > I am using a single computer, there is no network. Would the name change
| > effect the internet connection? There is an ADSL connection.
| >
| > If I notice any problems, would system recovery to an earlier date solve
it?
| >
| > And can I use single-letter names? Would that conflict with the drive
names?
| >
| > Thanks for answers

 

[Guest]

I wouldn't use single letters though. It might get confusing with drive
letters.

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

Then this is driving me nuts; one of my machines is using my real name in cookies; (e-mail address removed) now robxxx is the name of that machine so I assumed it was creating cookies as a result of the machine name? - so how do I change my dookie cookie names?

Not critcal merely annoying.


| No, it will not. Cookies are domain-specific, not client-specific.
|
| --
| HTH,
| Kevin Spencer
| .Net Developer
| Microsoft MVP
| Neither a follower
| nor a lender be.
|
| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message | I think it will effect cookies though
|
|
| message | | Hi,
| | This will not affect your internet settings in any way. Changing this
| | setting would only affect you if you were on a LAN (local area network).
| | This is due to other pc's on the network looking for the old pc name.
| |
| | dave
| |
| | "Strong" wrote:
| |
| | > Hi! Are there any known problems which occur when the name of the
| computer is
| | > changed? For instance, in the "computer name change" screen there is a
| | > warning saying that "changes may affect access to network resources."
| What
| | > does this mean?
| | >
| | > I am using a single computer, there is no network. Would the name change
| | > effect the internet connection? There is an ADSL connection.
| | >
| | > If I notice any problems, would system recovery to an earlier date solve
| it?
| | >
| | > And can I use single-letter names? Would that conflict with the drive
| names?
| | >
| | > Thanks for answers
|
|

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

....and I won't ever name a machine 'localhost' again!


| No, it will not. Cookies are domain-specific, not client-specific.
|
| --
| HTH,
| Kevin Spencer
| .Net Developer
| Microsoft MVP
| Neither a follower
| nor a lender be.
|
| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message | I think it will effect cookies though
|
|
| message | | Hi,
| | This will not affect your internet settings in any way. Changing this
| | setting would only affect you if you were on a LAN (local area network).
| | This is due to other pc's on the network looking for the old pc name.
| |
| | dave
| |
| | "Strong" wrote:
| |
| | > Hi! Are there any known problems which occur when the name of the
| computer is
| | > changed? For instance, in the "computer name change" screen there is a
| | > warning saying that "changes may affect access to network resources."
| What
| | > does this mean?
| | >
| | > I am using a single computer, there is no network. Would the name change
| | > effect the internet connection? There is an ADSL connection.
| | >
| | > If I notice any problems, would system recovery to an earlier date solve
| it?
| | >
| | > And can I use single-letter names? Would that conflict with the drive
| names?
| | >
| | > Thanks for answers
|
|

 

[Steve Easton]

The "identifier" for the cookie is the user name of the "user" that was logged on when the site was
visited / the cookie was created.
That's why when you look at the cookies in the "Cookie" folder you will see username@soandso


--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

Then this is driving me nuts; one of my machines is using my real name in cookies; (e-mail address removed)
now robxxx is the name of that machine so I assumed it was creating cookies as a result of the
machine name? - so how do I change my dookie cookie names?

Not critcal merely annoying.


| No, it will not. Cookies are domain-specific, not client-specific.
|
| --
| HTH,
| Kevin Spencer
| .Net Developer
| Microsoft MVP
| Neither a follower
| nor a lender be.
|
| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message | I think it will effect cookies though
|
|
| message | | Hi,
| | This will not affect your internet settings in any way. Changing this
| | setting would only affect you if you were on a LAN (local area network).
| | This is due to other pc's on the network looking for the old pc name.
| |
| | dave
| |
| | "Strong" wrote:
| |
| | > Hi! Are there any known problems which occur when the name of the
| computer is
| | > changed? For instance, in the "computer name change" screen there is a
| | > warning saying that "changes may affect access to network resources."
| What
| | > does this mean?
| | >
| | > I am using a single computer, there is no network. Would the name change
| | > effect the internet connection? There is an ADSL connection.
| | >
| | > If I notice any problems, would system recovery to an earlier date solve
| it?
| | >
| | > And can I use single-letter names? Would that conflict with the drive
| names?
| | >
| | > Thanks for answers
|
|

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

You mean logged on my local machine/network? Hmmmm never paid attention to that, I think I use Family Logon or something...ah it doesn't matter...I gotta revamp this entire network soon anyway. Thanks!


| The "identifier" for the cookie is the user name of the "user" that was logged on when the site was
| visited / the cookie was created.
| That's why when you look at the cookies in the "Cookie" folder you will see username@soandso
|
|
| --
| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| 95isalive
| This site is best viewed............
| .......................with a computer
|
| | Then this is driving me nuts; one of my machines is using my real name in cookies; (e-mail address removed)
| now robxxx is the name of that machine so I assumed it was creating cookies as a result of the
| machine name? - so how do I change my dookie cookie names?
|
| Not critcal merely annoying.
|
|
| | | No, it will not. Cookies are domain-specific, not client-specific.
| |
| | --
| | HTH,
| | Kevin Spencer
| | .Net Developer
| | Microsoft MVP
| | Neither a follower
| | nor a lender be.
| |
| | "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| | wrote in message | | I think it will effect cookies though
| |
| |
| | message | | | Hi,
| | | This will not affect your internet settings in any way. Changing this
| | | setting would only affect you if you were on a LAN (local area network).
| | | This is due to other pc's on the network looking for the old pc name.
| | |
| | | dave
| | |
| | | "Strong" wrote:
| | |
| | | > Hi! Are there any known problems which occur when the name of the
| | computer is
| | | > changed? For instance, in the "computer name change" screen there is a
| | | > warning saying that "changes may affect access to network resources."
| | What
| | | > does this mean?
| | | >
| | | > I am using a single computer, there is no network. Would the name change
| | | > effect the internet connection? There is an ADSL connection.
| | | >
| | | > If I notice any problems, would system recovery to an earlier date solve
| | it?
| | | >
| | | > And can I use single-letter names? Would that conflict with the drive
| | names?
| | | >
| | | > Thanks for answers
| |
| |
|
|

 

[Kevin Spencer]

You've lost me, Rob.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Neither a follower
nor a lender be.

"Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote in message Then this is driving me nuts; one of my machines is using my real name in
cookies; (e-mail address removed) now robxxx is the name of that machine so I
assumed it was creating cookies as a result of the machine name? - so how do
I change my dookie cookie names?

Not critcal merely annoying.


| No, it will not. Cookies are domain-specific, not client-specific.
|
| --
| HTH,
| Kevin Spencer
| .Net Developer
| Microsoft MVP
| Neither a follower
| nor a lender be.
|
| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message | I think it will effect cookies though
|
|
| message | | Hi,
| | This will not affect your internet settings in any way. Changing this
| | setting would only affect you if you were on a LAN (local area network).
| | This is due to other pc's on the network looking for the old pc name.
| |
| | dave
| |
| | "Strong" wrote:
| |
| | > Hi! Are there any known problems which occur when the name of the
| computer is
| | > changed? For instance, in the "computer name change" screen there is a
| | > warning saying that "changes may affect access to network resources."
| What
| | > does this mean?
| | >
| | > I am using a single computer, there is no network. Would the name
change
| | > effect the internet connection? There is an ADSL connection.
| | >
| | > If I notice any problems, would system recovery to an earlier date
solve
| it?
| | >
| | > And can I use single-letter names? Would that conflict with the drive
| names?
| | >
| | > Thanks for answers
|
|

 

[Steve Easton]

The name prefixed to a cookie is the machine name you see in network neighborhood, under network
identification.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

Then this is driving me nuts; one of my machines is using my real name in cookies; (e-mail address removed)
now robxxx is the name of that machine so I assumed it was creating cookies as a result of the
machine name? - so how do I change my dookie cookie names?

Not critcal merely annoying.


| No, it will not. Cookies are domain-specific, not client-specific.
|
| --
| HTH,
| Kevin Spencer
| .Net Developer
| Microsoft MVP
| Neither a follower
| nor a lender be.
|
| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message | I think it will effect cookies though
|
|
| message | | Hi,
| | This will not affect your internet settings in any way. Changing this
| | setting would only affect you if you were on a LAN (local area network).
| | This is due to other pc's on the network looking for the old pc name.
| |
| | dave
| |
| | "Strong" wrote:
| |
| | > Hi! Are there any known problems which occur when the name of the
| computer is
| | > changed? For instance, in the "computer name change" screen there is a
| | > warning saying that "changes may affect access to network resources."
| What
| | > does this mean?
| | >
| | > I am using a single computer, there is no network. Would the name change
| | > effect the internet connection? There is an ADSL connection.
| | >
| | > If I notice any problems, would system recovery to an earlier date solve
| it?
| | >
| | > And can I use single-letter names? Would that conflict with the drive
| names?
| | >
| | > Thanks for answers
|
|

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

ok got it...THANKS.
I'll remember that when I redo this network...I'll name the machines something goofy.


| The name prefixed to a cookie is the machine name you see in network neighborhood, under network
| identification.
|
| --
| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| 95isalive
| This site is best viewed............
| .......................with a computer
|
| | Then this is driving me nuts; one of my machines is using my real name in cookies; (e-mail address removed)
| now robxxx is the name of that machine so I assumed it was creating cookies as a result of the
| machine name? - so how do I change my dookie cookie names?
|
| Not critcal merely annoying.
|
|
| | | No, it will not. Cookies are domain-specific, not client-specific.
| |
| | --
| | HTH,
| | Kevin Spencer
| | .Net Developer
| | Microsoft MVP
| | Neither a follower
| | nor a lender be.
| |
| | "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| | wrote in message | | I think it will effect cookies though
| |
| |
| | message | | | Hi,
| | | This will not affect your internet settings in any way. Changing this
| | | setting would only affect you if you were on a LAN (local area network).
| | | This is due to other pc's on the network looking for the old pc name.
| | |
| | | dave
| | |
| | | "Strong" wrote:
| | |
| | | > Hi! Are there any known problems which occur when the name of the
| | computer is
| | | > changed? For instance, in the "computer name change" screen there is a
| | | > warning saying that "changes may affect access to network resources."
| | What
| | | > does this mean?
| | | >
| | | > I am using a single computer, there is no network. Would the name change
| | | > effect the internet connection? There is an ADSL connection.
| | | >
| | | > If I notice any problems, would system recovery to an earlier date solve
| | it?
| | | >
| | | > And can I use single-letter names? Would that conflict with the drive
| | names?
| | | >
| | | > Thanks for answers
| |
| |
|
|