Unable to Change Windows 2000 Professional Computer Name When in Windows NT 4.0 Domain

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to change the name of a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and the computer is a member of a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based domain, you cannot do so.

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RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, remove the Windows 2000-based computer from the domain, restart the computer, change the name of the computer, and then add it back to the domain.

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