# Finding my computer's name in windows XP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-my-computers-name-in-windows-xp/403147>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 7, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-my-computers-name-in-windows-xp/403147 "2007-05-07T20:19:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-my-computers-name-in-windows-xp/403147/1 "2007-05-07T20:19:10Z")

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Yesterday I posted about my inability to log onto my d-link router with my Imac G5. Research while waiting for a response revealed that the d-link routers have a hard time with computer names over 20 characters. When I changed the computer name on the imac it has been working flawlessly. My daughter has a dell laptop running Windows XP Pro. It keeps getting dropped from the network, and I have a feeling that it is the computer name. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to find it or change it. Can someone help?

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**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-my-computers-name-in-windows-xp/403147/2 "2007-05-07T20:20:48Z")

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Control Panel-\>System-\>computer name tab