Changing Your Computer’s Name
When Windows Vista was installed on your computer, the person doing the installation provided a name by which the computer is identified. If you installed Windows Vista yourself, you might have chosen a name that was meaningful or helpful to you, such as TabletPC or Accounting1. If you purchased the computer with Windows Vista already installed, the name might be only a series of numbers and characters. If you have administrator permissions, you can change the computer name.
To view the computer name:
On the Start menu, click Computer.
The Computer folder name appears in the Address bar, and the name assigned to your ...
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