Registry setting to show computer name

[Rich]

Does anyone know how to show the computer name on the desktop of the
machine. Do not want to change the my computer icon to show computer name or
change the wallpaper to show this info. I want to edit the registry setting
to show computer name on any wallpaper, this is the same as evaluation
copies of windows showing build version etc.

Thanks


Richard

 

[Oli Restorick [MVP]]

The paintdesktopinfo registry entry only shows the build and it's an on/off
type option.

However, there are two alternatives.

The first is to create a string value named "Welcome" under the following
reg key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Then, populate it with "%computername%". The computer name will then appear
in the title bar of the Windows Security dialogue. All you need to do is to
press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to see the name.

The other alternative is to use bginfo from www.sysinternals.com. You can
run this is a login script to paint the computer name and other info to the
desktop.

Hope this helps

Oli