This article includes Part 6 of the "Set Up a Small Network with Windows XP Home Edition" guide. Part 6 discusses how to set the computer names and the workgroup.

Note To view the other topics of the "Set Up a Small Network with Windows XP Home Edition" guide, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that are listed in the "References" section of this article.

The "Set Up a Small Network with Windows XP Home Edition" guide includes the following topics:

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Part 6. Setting the Computer Names and the Workgroups

You must assign a name and a workgroup to every computer, regardless of what protocol you use. As with the IP addresses, each computer name must be unique. Therefore, you can use a computer name only one time in your workgroup. To assign a name and a workgroup to the computer, follow these steps:

1.	Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Performance and Maintenance.
2.	Click See basic information about your computer. Note If you are using Classic view in Control Panel, double-click System instead.
3.	Click the Computer Name tab, type a description of the computer (optional), and then click OK.
4.	To define the computer name and the workgroup, click Change on the Computer Name tab, and then click OK. Notes • Assign each computer a different, meaningful name. • Make sure that you assign every computer to the same workgroup.
5.	Click OK, click OK again, and then restart your computer.

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