How to change computer name on Tiger (10.4.11)

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alcasgrij


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"MacBook 1.8GHZ Core Duo, 1.25 GB RAM, 120 GB HD". / "G4 1.2 GHZ, 512 MB RAM, 80GB HD"
Pretty much thats what it is, I have a new MacBook with someone else's name on it. Actually my cousins name, and on the log in screen has the field for the name and password but on top of it has the Computers name as my cousin's and just don't like it :| . Can someone please tell me how to change it.

Thank you very much.
 
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15. ", 2,4 Ghz c2d, 2 Gb RAM, 256 GF GT, 200 GB HDD
I had the same problem because I gave a wrong name during first run...

I changed it from System Preferences > Sharing > Computer Name
 
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well, i'm not quite sure what you're talking about. there is the name of the user, which cannot be changed without a reformat, and there is the actual name of the computer which you can change in Sys Pref > Sharing

EDIT: whoops, ThoDis beat me to it.
 
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alcasgrij


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It worked like a charm. Thank you very much for the answers ;).
 

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