DOS Games Discussion

abyss · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:33 am Post subject: rename my computer

Is it safe to rename my computer to program manager as i am going for a win 3.1 look but with win xp functuanality. I have classic background icon which makes the icon look like a 95. I have the win 3.1 coloured icons on though as i found the blue not looking win 3.1ish. I am thinking about putting my computer and internet explorer on the desktop and pulling down the start menu to go even further for a win 3.1 look.

2LT Worm · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:02 am Post subject:

If you rename your computer, viruses will come to your computer.
It's because these virus people are looking for you. Now they don't see you. But, when you change your computer's name, they will.

You'd better not.

Larry Laffer · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject:

erm, no answer to your question,(or to Wormie's response, for that matter Sarcastic

), but I just want to understand why in the world would you want to change Win XP into a graphical nick-nack looking like Win 3.1?

If you want 3.1, get a 286er, install win 3.1, and plug in the internet cable Malevolent

486 player · Gaming Demi-god Joined: 18 Sep 2002 Posts: 1067

Internet requires 386.

abyss · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject:

Internet can run in dos mode on a fairly high end 286 all you need is arachne and i am not sure if you need it or not dsl. It is very slow on a 286 though and you will need to refresh the pages very often and the internet crashes once in a while but it will work and you may need to edit the files on the 286. Arachne is the only internet browser that will work on a 286. Go to youtube and search 286 internet and the first video will prove to you that 286 computers can go on the internet.

dosraider · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject:

Djees, even a 8086/8bit compy in the ol'PC BBS days could go on internet.
Textmodus of course.

Sarcastic

Larry Laffer · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject:

Hmmm..., I bet that even trojan turds would laugh their butt off...

dosraider · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject:

MiniMax · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: rename my computer

Larry Laffer · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

ehm, Wormie was joking dude Sarcastic

(that or he's still drunk after the Super Bowl celebration party Laughing

)

2LT Worm · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: rename my computer

emmzee · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject:

Seems like XP lets you rename My Computer to whatever you want. I think Wormy is right, previous versions (9x) didn't allow you to do so, but there's no harm in renaming it if it really bugs you that much. (If it does, you must not have a lot of pressing life issues.)

Final Chance · Expert Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 154

Yeah, I remember back when Windows 95 first came out. I thought that "My Computer" was so childish I almost always renamed it to something cooler.

Now I'm so used to it that it doesn't matter anymore.

Larry Laffer · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject:

meh just don't use a german version of win 95 when you rename My computer, the result is quite... amazing...

The_Sinister_Mastermind · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject:

Odd, I remember ages ago a friend of mine had My Computer renamed to George on what if I remember right was a Win95 machine. I do know that you can at least rename it in Win98.