25 July 2010

Rename My Computer on Desktop

This tweak allows you to have a personalized name instead of the generic My Computer. Useless, but neat.

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Registry key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-AD8-08002B30309D}
Data Type:REG_EXPAND_SZ [Expandable String Value] //Value Name: LocalizedString
Rename the Value [LocalizedString] to [LocalizedString.old]
Modify/Create the Value Name [LocalizedString] according to the Value Data listed below.
Create a REG_EXPAND_SZ [Expandable String Value] and name it [LocalizedString]
Value Data for [LocalizedString]: [%USERNAME% on %COMPUTERNAME%]

Exit Registry and reboot

'My Computer" icon will now reflect the current user and computer name.