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Hostname on Desktop
Name: Ed Date: December 12, 2003 at 12:41:12 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 SP3 CPU/Ram: n/a
Comment:
I am trying to make the hostname appear on the desktop of a computer. I want it to be dynamic so when the hostname changes, it will auto update on the desktops. I know I have seen this before, anyone have any ideas?
Name: dr_gle Date: December 12, 2003 at 20:41:38 Pacific
Reply:
By Hostname do you mean the domain controler?
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Response Number 2
Name: Ed Date: December 17, 2003 at 15:00:22 Pacific
Reply:
Hey dr_gle!
No I do not mean the doamin contoler. I mean the computers "hostname." If you go to a command prompt and type "hostname" it will return a value known as the hostname or sometimes refered to as the netbios name.
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