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I need to change the "My Computer" Text on the desktop to read the computer

name instead. Anyone one know how this can be done with VBS.



Thanks

Gavin...


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The value of LocalizedString at

HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} is the computername. You

~may~ be able to enter %COMPUTERNAME% in place of the current value. (Back

it up first.) Try that, and then kill your explorer.exe process and restart

it to see the change.



Ray at work



"Gavin" <grossnospam@stewart.com>wrote in message



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www.theeldergeek.com/rename_my_computer_on_desktop.htm">www.theeldergeek.com/rename_my_computer_on_desktop.htm

try this

"Gavin" <grossnospam@stewart.com>wrote in message



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The data type needs to change to type Reg_Expand_Sz in order to return the

variable value.



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Regards,



Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]



"Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com>wrote:



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Ah, it is not a multi_sz in OSes older than XP. Thank you Dave.



Ray at work



"Dave Patrick" <mail@Nospam.DSPatrick.com>wrote in message



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"Ray at <%=sLocation%>" wrote:



Hi



Actually, it has nothing to do with OS versions. If you want to show the data in

a environment value (represented with %<env-name>%) in this registry value, it

must be of type Reg_Expand_Sz, regardless of OS version.





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torgeir

Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway

Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page

Scripting Guide: www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter">www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter





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Gavin wrote:



Hi



In Win2k/WinXP, change the default value under

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}



to REG_EXPAND_SZ and put in the environment variable %computername%. Click on

the desktop and press F5 or log off/on to see the change on the icon.





Here is a vbscript that makes the changes in registry for you:



Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")



sRegPath = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\" _

& "Explorer\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\"



oShell.RegWrite sRegPath, "%computername%", "REG_EXPAND_SZ"





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torgeir

Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway

Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page

Scripting Guide: www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter">www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter





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Thanks you all for the help.



Gavin...



"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com>wrote in message

20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}



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