Unable to Change Windows 2000 Professional Computer Name When in Windows NT 4.0 Domain

ID: Q244478

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

When you try to change the name of a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and the computer is a member of a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based domain, you cannot do so.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, remove the Windows 2000-based computer from the domain, restart the computer, change the name of the computer, and then add it back to the domain.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: netbios

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb