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Thread ID: 59681 2005-07-09 17:47:00 Greyed-out Computer Name. SurferJoe46 (51) Press F1
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370797 2005-07-09 17:47:00 OK . . I got a strange one I think . I just went to my Systems card, and the Computer Name is greyed out . :help:

Is this why my Micro$oft Messenger is messed up too?

I looked into the Control Panel>>System>>Computer Name tab and there is no name in the box . I can click on the Change button, but then there is nothing else available to reset the name there . I can see the old name of the puter in highlight, but it is unaccessable at that point .

Any ideas?
SurferJoe46 (51)
370798 2005-07-09 18:04:00 are you logged in as an admin? Prescott (11)
370799 2005-07-09 18:07:00 Yes I am there right now too as Admin...but this is just plain strange......... SurferJoe46 (51)
370800 2005-07-09 18:24:00 is your pc networked? Prescott (11)
370801 2005-07-09 18:29:00 both LAN and WAN..yes SurferJoe46 (51)
370802 2005-07-09 18:31:00 i was just getting a few ideas from google and apparently it is a network realted problem.... is the computer name greyed out on other pc's?

i got that admin idea from here (isservices.tcd.ie)

what are you trying to do Joe? are you trying to change the name of your pc? :illogical
Prescott (11)
370803 2005-07-09 18:32:00 hmmmmmmm...let me look..bbs SurferJoe46 (51)
370804 2005-07-09 18:35:00 the other ones are all ok....just this one is greyed-out SurferJoe46 (51)
370805 2005-07-09 18:39:00 you have me stumped.... does it really matter if it is greyed out? Prescott (11)
370806 2005-07-09 18:39:00 Prescott:

actually, I was trying to figger out why Messenger is all snafu'd..and this is the only thing I hit right away...but it baffles me that this is so. I mean, why is it not available to me...the Lord King and High Executioner of this computer "The Administrator" to change the name of the computer if I want to...after all..there is a button that is supposed to let you do it....but NO! not for ME! hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
SurferJoe46 (51)
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