Renaming computer error

[MS Newsgroups]

I have a problem with renaming some computers.



We are operating on Windows XP and Exchange 2003. And - please remember
if you can help me, think of yourself as trying to explain the US
Constitution to a kindergartener and that is about where I am in experience
with networking.



We have about 150 computers divided into three domains. I have been
given the task of changing the names of about 10 computers, all on the same
domain as my computer. I am an administrator (if that makes a difference).
When I try to change the computer names only half of them changed.



On the others, I got an error message that went something like this:
"Multiple connections to a server or shared resources by the same user,
using more then one user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous
connections to the server or shared resource and try again."



Now - I don't have a clue what this means? Heeelllllpppp!



Thank you in advance.

 

[GTS]

It usually means that there are drives mapped. Run "net use * /delete" in
a command prompt before renaming.

 

[Lorrie White]

Thanks GTS. I went to my command prompt screen. I typed, as you suggested,
c:\ document and settings\lwhite>net use */delete -- but I received back
and error "System error 67 has occurred. The netword name cannot be found.
Could that have happened because I typed a forward slash instead of a
backward slash?

Obviously the c:\ document and settings\lwhite> was already there.

am I doin gsomething wrong?

 

[GTS]

There should be a space between * and /delete * is a wild card in
this case meaning all mapped resources. The forward slash is correct.
/delete is a command parameter.
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[Lorrie White]

OK, I'll give this a try. What does it delete?

There should be a space between * and /delete * is a wild card in
this case meaning all mapped resources. The forward slash is correct.
/delete is a command parameter.

 

[GTS]

It deletes mapped network shares (i.e. references to shared
drives/directories on other computers). It will not delete any actual
files, just the current connection to them.
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