Changing the device Name on Windows Mobile 6 devices

re: Changing the device Name on Windows Mobile 6 devices

unreal_undead — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:02:28 GMT

It's possible by editing phone registry directly (e.g. with PHM Registry Editor), exact keys/values are a google away ;)

re: Changing the device Name on Windows Mobile 6 devices

Gwyn — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:18:12 GMT

You're right, Jason (of course). I could never find a way through the Smartphone UI. The registry value however is..

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Ident\Name

I've automated this change in the past a few times with management software, e.g. reading a user value from elsewhere in the registry and using this as the device name.

re: Changing the device Name on Windows Mobile 6 devices

Nigel Leaney — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:55:28 GMT

Odd thing is though, I find that I can name my device using Device 'owner information' and as soon as I sync with WMDC, it changes the device name to something randomly generated of the format WINDOWSMOBILEnn

I check WMDC and the device properties from explorer and the name I thought I had set it too is still visible.

Anyone any idea why this changes? It's nothing more than cosmetic really but I like to know what device I have connected to my BT carkit in my car...