Home Network Sharing

Greeting All, Was doing the household PC trickle-down reconfigures this weekend, setting up my old computer for the wife, taking hers and reconfiguring for one of the kids, etc. Have one machine (Dell Dimension E510 with XP) where I can't change the network share name for the C Drive from my wifes name to my kids name. I can highlite it with no problem, but I can't change it. Almost like my keyboard wasn't working (but I did confirm that it was). I've rebooted, ensured I was logged in as administrator and even "unshared" and "shared" again, but still can't get the share name to change. Hoping someone on here might have some insight… I could post the DXDiag that I captured for this machine if that would be of any benefit (although I am a bit concerned that it might have info in it that might allow me to be hacked???)… Thanks, Bob

OTL.txt (top) and Extras.txt below concerning the post above… Thanks, Bob

EDITED by Doug: To roll-up OTL.txt and Extras.txt into clickable attachement


📎OTL_txt_Plus_Extras_txt_.txt

Hi Bob,

I may be wrong but from what I read in your statement, you are attempting to change the "User Account login name" which is associated with C:\Users.

But for purpose of interacting with your home network Router…
I think you need to change the "Computer Name".

here's how: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295017

Thanks Doug… I'll check the computer again, but I'm pretty sure I had already changed the computer name and was attempting to change how it shows up on the network as from what I can recall, they are 2 different entries. I'll post what I find… Bob

Hi Doug, So I got the computer in question here back up and when I went to the Computer Name and Network name window under the properties for the C:\ drive, the network name now was reflected correctly and the same as the Computer Name. I had shut off the computer after making the posting above and hadn't started it back up until this check, so not sure what happened to allow it to change now, but I am good to go! Thanks, Bob