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The thread discusses the implications of changing a computer name on a Windows 7 Home Premium workgroup PC. The original poster asks about potential issues, particularly with existing network shares. A responder assures that changing the name generally causes no major problems, except that network shares can still be accessed via network browsing, but any mapped drives using UNC paths will need to be remapped due to the name change.
The thread discusses the implications of changing a computer name on a Windows 7 Home Premium workgroup PC. The original poster asks about potential issues, particularly with existing network shares. A responder assures that changing the name generally causes no major problems, except that network shares can still be accessed via network browsing, but any mapped drives using UNC paths will need to be remapped due to the name change.
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No issue.
You should still be able to use the network browser service to find / locate the share(s) on that machine from another, given that you know the new name.
The only problem you'll have is if you've mapped network drives using UNC (Universal Naming Convention) rather than an IP address. Those you'll have to remap.
You should still be able to use the network browser service to find / locate the share(s) on that machine from another, given that you know the new name.
The only problem you'll have is if you've mapped network drives using UNC (Universal Naming Convention) rather than an IP address. Those you'll have to remap.