IT-Technician

Changing a computer name through a registry patch in xp :-
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
"NV Hostname"="ENTER YOUR NEW COMPUTER NAME"
"Hostname"="ENTER YOUR NEW COMPUTER NAME"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DNSRegisteredAdapters]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DNSRegisteredAdapters\{D3F2EBD8-01C3-4935-A070-AF72081D1C2D}]
"HostName"="ENTER YOUR NEW COMPUTER NAME"

Copy it in notepad and save as .REG file.