Disk management fail "the pack name is invalid"

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i'm trying to combined 3 hdd's into 1 hdd, but when i do this i get this error
"the pack name is invalid" form virtual disk manager
-maik bach

Hi,
This problem can be caused by Computer Name contains double-byte characters. Please refer to the link below for more details:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973561
If you need any furhter assistance, please feel free let us know.
Roger Lu
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