Trying to rename a computer via the netdom command and force a reboot
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Published on 2010-10-13T15:29:47Z
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Why doesn't this work? it looks like it will but nothing happens.
Option Explicit
Dim wshNetwork
Dim wshShell
Dim PCname
Dim Newname
Set wshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set wshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
PCname = InputBox("Type in the name of the pc you want to rename")
Newname = InputBox("Type in the name of the new pc name")
wshShell.run("netdom renamecomputer " &PCname& " /NewName:"&Newname& " /reboot:00 " )
'MsgBox("netdom renamecomputer " &PCname& " /NewName:"&Newname& " /reboot:00 /y")
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