Computer Name from Install - How do I change?

I had to send my computer for service, and when I got it back, they had done
a fresh install of Vista, naming the computer "test". I have gone in and
changed the computer name, the user name, and even looked in the registry (i
was afraid to do too much there) and I still can't get rid of the stupid test
moniker. My user account comes up as "MyName"/test, where MyName is the new
user name. But in the Users list, test is still the account listed, and Vista
won't let me rename that. Is there any way to change that computer name
that's coded in with a Vista install? It is really starting to drive me
batty, and as much as I really don't want to have to do another re-install (I
just installed the service pack, too), I will if I have to. I'm hoping
someone here can help! I'm even willing to make regedits, I just don't know
enough about them to know what I'm looking at, so I would need a step-by-step
if I need to go that route.

Thanks so much!!

You must create a new user name, and copy the old profile settings to it.
811151 - How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151

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"Girrlkitty" <> wrote in message
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> I had to send my computer for service, and when I got it back, they had
> done
> a fresh install of Vista, naming the computer "test". I have gone in and
> changed the computer name, the user name, and even looked in the registry
> (i
> was afraid to do too much there) and I still can't get rid of the stupid
> test
> moniker. My user account comes up as "MyName"/test, where MyName is the
> new
> user name. But in the Users list, test is still the account listed, and
> Vista
> won't let me rename that. Is there any way to change that computer name
> that's coded in with a Vista install? It is really starting to drive me
> batty, and as much as I really don't want to have to do another re-install
> (I
> just installed the service pack, too), I will if I have to. I'm hoping
> someone here can help! I'm even willing to make regedits, I just don't
> know
> enough about them to know what I'm looking at, so I would need a
> step-by-step
> if I need to go that route.
>
> Thanks so much!!

See if this is what you are after
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-networ...-name-okay.htm

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