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This is the recommended installation code for single user.
Each computer running Windows has a NetBIOS name; you can view/change it on the identification tab in Control Panel -> Network. Various services & client tools, including Network Neighbourhood and NET USE, use NetBIOS names. The NetBIOS name is specified when Windows networking is installed/configured. In order to connect to a computer running TCP/IP via its NetBIOS name, the name must be resolved to an IP Address (the NetBIOS name-IP address resolution is often done by WINS - NetBIOS Name Server). A computer's NetBIOS name is often the same as that computer's host name, but it doesn't have to be.
Pros/Cons
+ Works always in single user environment
+ See considerations regarding hostname with dial-up connections
+ Works even in Notebooks with W-Lan adapter when disconnected from the local network
- After reinstallation of Windows, the NetBIOS computer name changes
- Only usable for single user installations
- Allows several installations on the same machine.
Recommendation
• | If you do have only single user installations then use the NetBIOS name |