Vista HomePremium.SP2. Chnge workgroup option not available but may change the name of the computer. Can not enable file sharing. How Iactivate these options? Thanks in advance, Geoff

Vista Home Premium.SP2. Working Group change option is not available on the system page, but I can only change the name of the computer. Can not turn on either file sharing. How to activate these options? Thanks in advance, Geoff

Geoff

1. If it is the domain controller, you cannot change the name of the computer by selecting network ID and this is normal.
2. If it is a member of the computer in domain or workgroup, you don't have permission to change the name of the computer.
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See this link for more information

http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/itprovistanetworking/thread/a552c6f8-AB02-44e5-9FF9-471ebc7ac1c6/

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