Problem with networking

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I have a small Ethernet network at home and I have just upgraded one of the
computers from W98 to WXP.

When I run the Network Setup Wizard, I put in the Workgroup name as
'18_PENLON' which is the name used by all the other computers on the
network. It is also the name by which my network is recognised in a larger
wireless network of which my small network is a part.

However, if I run the Wizard again, I find that the Workgroup name has been
reset to 'MSHOME'. This happens repeatedly and there does not seem to be any
way that I can set the Workgroup name as '18_PENLON'.

How can I get the Workgroup name to be set correctly?

With thanks,

Gerry

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Many thanks.

That's very helpful.

Gerry

"Tony Norman" <Tony Norman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eMmoLLZAFHA.3988@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Each time you run the Network Setup Wizard, it inserts "MSHOME" because
> that is default. Simply change it to what you want, in this case its
> "18_PENLON" and continue with the Wizard. Just because each time you run
> the wizard, it says "MSHOME" doesn't necessarily mean that's what your
> computer is set at.
> Check this, right click "My Computer"
> Click "Properties"
> Click the "Computer Name" tab
> look at "Workgroup" it should say "18_PENLON", even though Network Setup
> Wizard keeps saying "MSHOME". Hope this helps.
>
> "Gerry" <gerry@home.com> wrote in message
> news:eBOZF9YAFHA.1908@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>I have a small Ethernet network at home and I have just upgraded one of
>>the computers from W98 to WXP.
>>
>> When I run the Network Setup Wizard, I put in the Workgroup name as
>> '18_PENLON' which is the name used by all the other computers on the
>> network. It is also the name by which my network is recognised in a
>> larger wireless network of which my small network is a part.
>>
>> However, if I run the Wizard again, I find that the Workgroup name has
>> been reset to 'MSHOME'. This happens repeatedly and there does not seem
>> to be any way that I can set the Workgroup name as '18_PENLON'.
>>
>> How can I get the Workgroup name to be set correctly?
>>
>> With thanks,
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>>
>
>