XP/Vista: View and change the computer name, domain, and workgroup settings

Contributor Icon Contributed by Hack_Vista Date Icon July 11, 2006  
Tag Icon Tagged: Windows

Many times it is important to know to which domain a computer belongs or the workground settings. In both XP and Vista, these directions will easily display this information for you.


Knowing to which domain a computer belongs frequently is required so you can access other computers and resources on the network. This frequently comes up in systems that use Active Directory domains.

1. Right Click on your My Computer icon (or just Computer in vista)
2. Click Properties from the context menu
3. The information will be on the window that appears

Here’s an copy of the example area in Vista:

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  • jake
    how do you change it
  • den
    Yeah, How?
  • nicholsquarters
    Expand the screen and you'll see the Change box. Click that box and type in the new name for your computer. If joining an existing Workgroup, Change the Workgroup box to the name of your workgroup. You'll need to restart afterwards. I had the same problem until I read this posting.
  • Goddo
    thanks, i couldnt remember.
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