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how do i rename a windows 7 computer and delete the old one from domain

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Posted by: jamie_kace 12 years ago
Brown Belt
5
I typically will use commands with WSNAME.exe that will allow you to join and remove names from AD. I would set this up as a post install task within the K2000 appliance. WSNAME can be found here:

http://mystuff.clarke.co.nz/MyStuff/wsname.asp

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  • yes, the commands to look for are
    /USER: Name of user with rights to perform the /RCID operation
    /PASS: Password of user with rights to perform the /RCID operation
    /DELETEEXISTING For use with /RCID, will attempt to delete an existing account with the new name
    so
    wsname /N:$SERIALNUM /deleteexisting /rcid /user:username /pass:password - cserrins 12 years ago
Posted by: Ifan 12 years ago
Second Degree Green Belt
1
Or just go to my computer and change the computers name. This will be reflected in AD aswell.
Posted by: Roonerspism 12 years ago
Second Degree Brown Belt
0
What are you trying to do? When are you trying to do this? Are you trying to do this as a part of your image drop or are you asking how to use the RSAT and Active Directory Users and Computers + Manual rename on the machine?
Posted by: jaskelly3578 12 years ago
Orange Belt
0
+1 for wsname. It works great when setup correctly as a post install task.

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  • Can you post an example of how you used it as a postinstall task? - dmace 10 years ago

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