Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
Name:
OptionalNames
Type: REG_SZ
Value: "aliasyouwant"
If you make it a type REG_MULTI_SZ,
you can add multiple alsiases.
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- Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base
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- Published on Apr 20, 2004.
- Last Modified on Apr 20, 2004.
- Last Modified by Wayne Maples.
- Rated 4.4 out of 5 based on 15 votes.
Create an alias name for a server (or workstation ). Useful if you install a new
server to take the place of the old server. So users can find "old" server, use
alias name set to oldname. See the Windows NT registry hack following:
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