How to Find your Computer Name on Windows Vista
If you are setting up a network connection, you may need to know your Windows Vista computer name so your PC can be identified on a local network.
This name is used by Windows for file sharing, network browsing, and SMB connections between devices.
- Launch Windows Explorer.
- In the left-hand pane, find the "Computer" node.
- Right-click it and choose "Properties".
- In the window that appears, left-click the "Computer Name" tab. You should now have a window that looks like the following.
- The text ringed in red is your computer name, up to but not including the first dot character. So from the example, this is "home-PC".
- This will be the text to enter in FileBrowser's "Name or URL" field.
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