How To Use the Netdom.exe Utility to Rename a Computer in Windows XP
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Last Review | : | July 15, 2004 |
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SUMMARY
- Install Windows XP Support Tools from the Support\Tools folder on the Windows XP Professional CD-ROM.
- At a command prompt, type the following command.NOTE:
The following command line has been wrapped to multiple lines to
make it easier to read. Enter the command as a single line.
netdom renamecomputer machine /newname:new_computername /userd:domainname\administrator_id /passwordd:* /usero:local_admin
/passwordo:* /reboot:seconds before automatic reboot
A description of the preceding command line is:
- Machine is the current name of the computer.
- New_computername is the name that the computer is going to have.
- Domainname\administrator_id is the network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) domain name and the administrator identification (ID) of a user account that has administrative permissions to the computer object in the domain.
- Local_admin is a user that has local administrative permissions, which can be the same account specified for /userd:
- The asterisk symbol (*) is the value that is connected to the /passwordd: and /passwordo: parameters and specifies that the password should be typed with hidden characters when the command is submitted.
- Time before automatic reboot in seconds is the
amount of time before the computer restarts after renaming the
computer. If this parameter is not specified, the computer must
be restarted manually.
NOTE: The following command-line syntax has been wrapped to multiple lines to make it easier to read. You must enter the commands as a single line.
/userD:mydomain\administrator /passwordd:*
/usero:administrator /passwordo:* /reboot:60