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superred

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Will changing a Windows 2000 machine name impact installed software or have any security settings that may rely upon the original machine name at the time of installation
 
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Shouldn't do - software & security settings shouldn't depend on machine name.
 
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No it shouldn't, i'm assuming it's 2000 pro? You can change the name at anytime.

He are some things to look out for:

1. If there are other computers mapped to this machine using UNC (//computername/share)
2. If you have static entries in the DNS server for this computer
3. That no other computer has the same name

John
 
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Thanks guys.

Would this not have any implications on software such as AutoCAD which I am sure uses the machine name?
Is this bypassable without having to reinstall AutoCAD?
 
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