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I need to take a running windows desktop box that's part of a domain, give it a new computer name, and then continue working on it (with the box having the new name), without having to reboot at all.

Changing a domain name in Windows is a straightforward task in most cases. However, there are times when you are trying to join a new network or set up Active Directory, and you might be unable to ...

You're going ot have to go the long way around. <BR><BR>1. Make the computer part of a workgroup<BR><BR>2. re-name computer<BR><BR>3. Add to domain<BR><BR>Note: If you are keeping the same IP, you'll ...