Changing Name of Computer w/o Changing Administrator User Name

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Hello:

Yesterday, I changed the name of my computer by right-clicking: My Computer.
I made no changes to my user name. I am the computer's administrator. The
computer's name and the administaror's name were the sme prior to that
change

I found that scheduled tasks failed to run. When I reset the scheduled task,
it still didnt run.even whewn i set a password.

The only way I could get it to run was to change the name of the computer
back to the way it was before which is identical to the User Name..


I would still like to alter the name of the computer.

A) Is it necessary for the Computer Name and administrator name to be
identical?

B) If so, can I merely change my own name --from the Control Panel -->User
Accounts Computer Adminstator--Chaage my name?

C) If it's not necessary for the Computer Name and the Administrator's User
Name to be identical, why was I having those problems setting up a scheduled
task,a nd how could I resolve this?

Thanks in advance:

Eli

Windows XP Professional Edition
 
try this:

press the key with the windows logo and the pause/break key....The system
properties will open, go to computer name tab, at the bottom is the option
change(press), now change the name... go out with ok and try to tun your
schedule
 
That brings up a question--why do we have to name our @%^*? computers, and why do we need a password to run system tools? Its our property, we paid for it. This is stupid, unnecessary privacy violations, unless the machine is on a LAN.
Hello:

Yesterday, I changed the name of my computer by right-clicking: My Computer.
I made no changes to my user name. I am the computer's administrator. The
computer's name and the administaror's name were the sme prior to that
change

I found that scheduled tasks failed to run. When I reset the scheduled task,
it still didnt run.even whewn i set a password.

The only way I could get it to run was to change the name of the computer
back to the way it was before which is identical to the User Name..


I would still like to alter the name of the computer.

A) Is it necessary for the Computer Name and administrator name to be
identical?

B) If so, can I merely change my own name --from the Control Panel -->User
Accounts Computer Adminstator--Chaage my name?

C) If it's not necessary for the Computer Name and the Administrator's User
Name to be identical, why was I having those problems setting up a scheduled
task,a nd how could I resolve this?

Thanks in advance:

Eli

Windows XP Professional Edition
 
Pappion said:
That brings up a question--why do we have to name our @%^*? computers, and why do we need a password to run system tools? Its our property, we paid for it. This is stupid, unnecessary privacy violations, unless the machine is on a LAN.
Click to expand...

<snip>

How is that a privacy violation?
 
Pappion said:
That brings up a question--why do we have to name our @%^*? computers, and
why do we need a password to run system tools? Its our property, we paid
for it. This is stupid, unnecessary privacy violations, unless the machine
is on a LAN.
Click to expand...

Because that is the way operating systems work. It has nothing to do with
privacy. A computer is a very complex machine, not a toaster. There are far
more sensible things to get exercised about than this.

Malke
 
So, name your computer Bill Gates.

What system tools need passwords?

These?
%AllUsersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
My toaster, Bob, has a brain. ;-)

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
I have a nephew with 22q11 deletion syndrome. Lovely kid, but can not
follow instruction. He loves playing computer games, but also loves to
press every button and click anything it is possible to press or click.
Can I please set him free on your pc? I can guarantee you will be
praising those "privacy violations" by the time he is finished.
 
WesleyVogel wrote:

"Actually, the computer name and user name should not be the same"

Thank you. But the fact remains that the PC refuses to allow me to Schedule
a Task under a new name I gave it.

I can only schedule a new task if I restore the PC name to the one I had
earlier. otherwise, it notifies me that I may not be authorized.

Might this be due to the fact that I connected this PC to a network
yesterday with that old PC name?

How can I go about changing the PC name so that i'm able to schedule tasks
from the Task Scheduler?

Thanks again:

-Eli

Windows XP Professional Edition

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Pappion@nospam-dot- said:
That brings up a question--why do we have to name our @%^*? computers, and why do we need a password to run system tools? Its our property, we paid for it. This is stupid, unnecessary privacy violations, unless the machine is on a LAN.
Click to expand...

You're almost funny if it wasn't so sad. You don't need to name your
computer, the setup does it for you and you can accept the default, and
you don't need to have a password to run System tools - unless someone
set it up that way to keep you from doing things you don't understand.
 
Open the SchedLgU.txt and see what you can see.

Start | Run | Type: SchedLgU.txt | Click OK

C:\WINDOWS\SchedLgU.txt

Or, Open Scheduled Tasks.
On the Advanced menu, click View Log.

See if any of these help.

[[Check your task scheduler - change the security on the job so it matches
your account name and password.]]
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

[[The accounts database may be corrupt. Try deleting all tasks then after
restart add them back in. ]]
Dave Patrick MS-MVP

Have a look at these.

How to prevent a user from running Task Scheduler in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305612

How to troubleshoot scheduled tasks in Windows XP and in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308558

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Grrrrr I'm blind...but I noticed a numerical id in the Administrator window, and I entered a password, it was rejected, three times. I finally entered my Windows password, and it was accepted. Duh?
Pappion@nospam-dot- said:
That brings up a question--why do we have to name our @%^*? computers, and why do we need a password to run system tools? Its our property, we paid for it. This is stupid, unnecessary privacy violations, unless the machine is on a LAN.
Click to expand...

You're almost funny if it wasn't so sad. You don't need to name your
computer, the setup does it for you and you can accept the default, and
you don't need to have a password to run System tools - unless someone
set it up that way to keep you from doing things you don't understand.
 
Helllo again:

I didnt personally name my PC. Seems it was done by default. If I leave the
PC name unchanged, I dont need any password to run system tools.

However, my question is:

Is the name of the PC as I now have it viewable to the owner of a website I
am visiting, by someone trying to ping my PC...etc.?

In other words , how public is my Computer Name?

My only reason for wishing to change it was to have a more non-descript name
for the computer if it were readily attainable information.

Thanks again:

-eli

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Helllo again:

I didnt personally name my PC. Seems it was done by default. If I leave the
PC name unchanged, I dont need any password to run system tools.

However, my question is:

Is the name of the PC as I now have it viewable to the owner of a website I
am visiting, by someone trying to ping my PC...etc.?

In other words , how public is my Computer Name?

My only reason for wishing to change it was to have a more non-descript name
for the computer if it were readily attainable information.
Click to expand...

Depending on how you have your browser setup a website can show you many
things about your local computer. What I mean is that if you're using
IE, you can, at times, make mistakes, that cause information to be
exposed that you would not really want exposed.

If your computer is not a domain member, you can change the computer
name anytime you want, things may or may not change because of it, only
you can determine if the change is worth it to you.

Keep in mind, if you run some sneak test from a website, one that says
it can read your PC, well, yes, if your run their control on your PC,
since YOU ran it, you are seeing information that you gave it (by
letting it run on your PC).
 
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