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ComputerName

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  • 07/25/2008

ComputerName specifies the computer name used to access the computer from the network.

Values

Computer_name

Specifies the computer name used to access the computer from the network. If ComputerName is missing, you must enter a computer name during Windows Welcome.

If you do not specify a value for ComputerName, you must enter a computer name during Windows Welcome.

If ComputerName is set to an asterisk (*) or is an empty string, a random computer name will be generated. If you set this value to an asterisk (*), a random computer name is generated. This random name has at most eight characters from the RegisteredOwner and/or RegisteredOrganization strings plus random characters.

Computer_name is a string with a maximum length of 15 characters.

This string type supports empty elements.

Valid Passes

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | ComputerName

Applies To

For the list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to set the computer name.

<ComputerName>MyComputer</ComputerName>

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup