You can change the Computer Name and Domain through the following procedures.
Requirement : Domain Administrator Account and Password.
Procedures can be applied on Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Microsoft Windows XP professional.
To Change the Computer Name
Right click on My Computer Select Properties. It opens System Properties Dialog Box. OR
You can use shortcut key to open System Properties Dialog Box using simultaneously Window+Pause/Break keys on keyboard.
[Windows XP, Select Computer Name Tab – Change Button] -
[Windows 2000, Select Network Identification Tab – Click on Properties Button] –
In Computer Name Text Box, change computer name and Press OK Button –
It will require Domain Username and Password.
Give domain administrator level username and password then OK –
It gives message "You must reboot this computer for the changes to take effect OK
Then OK on system properties dialog box –
Then it appears a message "You must restart this computer before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer Click on YES.
It will restart the system and the name of computer has been changed.
We will this join the system from an existing domain and after then join with new domain.
This-join from Existing Domain
To disjoin from a Domain Select Workgroup Radio Button on Identification Dialog Box [Windows Xp, Computer Name Changes Dialog Box] and give any name as workgroup It gives message "You must reboot this computer for the changes to take effect OK
Then OK on system properties dialog box –
Then it appears a message "You must restart this computer before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer Click on YES.
After restart of system, system has this joined from the Domain.
Join with a New Domain
[Windows 2000, select Network ID button from System Properties – Network Identification Tab]
[Windows XP, select Network ID button from System Properties – Computer Name Tab]
It starts Network Identification Wizard. Go through the wizard.
Click NEXT
Select first radio button, This Computer is part of business network NEXT
Select first radio button, My Computer uses a network with a domain NEXT
Network Information NEXT
Give Administrator level username password and domain name to which you want to join that system.
User Account – add the following user : Username, user domain, NEXT
Select Other – Administrators NEXT
FINISH
It gives message "You must reboot this computer for the changes to take effect OK
Then OK on system properties dialog box –
Then it appears a message "You must restart this computer before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer Click on YES.
After restart of system, system has joined with NEW Domain.
NOTE : IP address of system must the from the range of IP address as per Domain.
Change of IP address
IP Address can be changed through this procedure
Right click on My Network Places – Properties – Properties of Local Area Connection – Select Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] – Properties –
Give IP address manually / static if Server is not configured as DHCP Server.
Requirement : Domain Administrator Account and Password.
Procedures can be applied on Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Microsoft Windows XP professional.
To Change the Computer Name
Right click on My Computer Select Properties. It opens System Properties Dialog Box. OR
You can use shortcut key to open System Properties Dialog Box using simultaneously Window+Pause/Break keys on keyboard.
[Windows XP, Select Computer Name Tab – Change Button] -
[Windows 2000, Select Network Identification Tab – Click on Properties Button] –
In Computer Name Text Box, change computer name and Press OK Button –
It will require Domain Username and Password.
Give domain administrator level username and password then OK –
It gives message "You must reboot this computer for the changes to take effect OK
Then OK on system properties dialog box –
Then it appears a message "You must restart this computer before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer Click on YES.
It will restart the system and the name of computer has been changed.
We will this join the system from an existing domain and after then join with new domain.
This-join from Existing Domain
To disjoin from a Domain Select Workgroup Radio Button on Identification Dialog Box [Windows Xp, Computer Name Changes Dialog Box] and give any name as workgroup It gives message "You must reboot this computer for the changes to take effect OK
Then OK on system properties dialog box –
Then it appears a message "You must restart this computer before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer Click on YES.
After restart of system, system has this joined from the Domain.
Join with a New Domain
[Windows 2000, select Network ID button from System Properties – Network Identification Tab]
[Windows XP, select Network ID button from System Properties – Computer Name Tab]
It starts Network Identification Wizard. Go through the wizard.
Click NEXT
Select first radio button, This Computer is part of business network NEXT
Select first radio button, My Computer uses a network with a domain NEXT
Network Information NEXT
Give Administrator level username password and domain name to which you want to join that system.
User Account – add the following user : Username, user domain, NEXT
Select Other – Administrators NEXT
FINISH
It gives message "You must reboot this computer for the changes to take effect OK
Then OK on system properties dialog box –
Then it appears a message "You must restart this computer before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer Click on YES.
After restart of system, system has joined with NEW Domain.
NOTE : IP address of system must the from the range of IP address as per Domain.
Change of IP address
IP Address can be changed through this procedure
Right click on My Network Places – Properties – Properties of Local Area Connection – Select Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] – Properties –
Give IP address manually / static if Server is not configured as DHCP Server.