Renaming Computer

Recently I renamed my Computer to avoid the nasty TM 's glitch.
For those who are wondering, it has no effect on TM, except that TM renames the first subdirectory with the new computer name. Backups continue as usual.
I posted the following elsewhere but it got buried. I believe it is related at least to TM regarding changing the computer name.
After renaming the computer, in Sharing Preferences, I discovered that the original computer name is still around here and there.
If I select Internet Sharing and click AirPort Options, there is the old name.
And my shared folder still has the old name.
To relate this to TM to avoid a posting issue, the question is
When changing a computer name to prevent a TM glitch, is there a proper way and/or a single place to change all the original names at once?
If not, is there a recommended procedure for doing this?
For example, if I create a new shared folder (not really sure how to do that yet) or rename to old one, will it affect TM backups?
Message was edited by: nerowolfe

joshz wrote:
When I renamed my computer, I first disabled TM, then went to >System Preferences...>Sharing.
I unlocked the lock, and under "Computer Name:", I clicked "Edit".
I changed the name from there (IIRC).
I then restarted.
Exactly what I did.
The correct (new) name is reflected in all of the places you mentioned.
Not on my computer. Could be because it was an update from Tiger, though.
Airport name is the old computer name.
In FileSharing, Shared Folders, it has the original name: "First Last's Folder" It did not change.
My main concern was with TM, so the rest is just some heavy-handed hacking
Message was edited by: nerowolfe

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1740 (0x06CC)
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1740 (0x06CC)
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1740 (0x06CC)
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1740 (0x06CC)
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1740 (0x06CC)
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1740 (0x06CC)
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1740 (0x06CC)
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11/6/2014 9:10:05 AM 1244 (0x04DC)
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1244 (0x04DC)
Failed to run the action: Get OSDComputerName.
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1244 (0x04DC)
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Narcoticoo : Which boot image am i supposed to be using to insure that it boots into Standard Windows, NOT WinPE? I have a standard x86 package / boot image i've been using. If it boots up with this, it goes into WinPE (correct me if I'm wrong,
for this seems to be what happens each time it boots off the boot image...it does not go into windows standard/full)
When I go into properties of the one i'm using, and take the check off of "Use a boot image", where it will not boot to WinPE, it will not even show up in my list of available task sequences for
1) when I PXE boot to try the task sequence, or
2) when I try to make stand-alone media for this task sequence as you have suggested
When I run the standalone media, the only log files I find are the following with errors:
PackageID = 'MPS0014E' InstallSoftware
12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM 2344 (0x0928)
BaseVar = '', ContinueOnError='' InstallSoftware
12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM 2344 (0x0928)
ProgramName = 'MPHS - Rename Computer' InstallSoftware
12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM 2344 (0x0928)
SwdAction = '0002' InstallSoftware
12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM 2344 (0x0928)
IsSMSV4PlusClient() == true, HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\client\osdeployment\installsoftware\main.cpp,332)
InstallSoftware 12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM
2344 (0x0928)
Configuration Manager client is not installed
InstallSoftware 12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM
2344 (0x0928)
Process completed with exit code 2147500037
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM
1544 (0x0608)
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM
1544 (0x0608)
Failed to run the action: Install Package.
Unspecified error (Error: 80004005; Source: Windows)
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM
1544 (0x0608)
Failed to run the action: Install Package. Execution has been aborted
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM
1544 (0x0608)
Do not send status message in full media case
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM
1544 (0x0608)
Failed to run the last action: Install Package. Execution of task sequence failed.
Unspecified error (Error: 80004005; Source: Windows)
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM
1544 (0x0608)
Do not send status message in full media case
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:28:36 PM
1544 (0x0608)
Execution::enExecutionFail != m_eExecutionResult, HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\client\tasksequence\tsmanager\tsmanager.cpp,866)
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:43:48 PM
1544 (0x0608)
Task Sequence Engine failed! Code: enExecutionFail
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:43:48 PM
1544 (0x0608)
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:43:48 PM
1544 (0x0608)
Task sequence execution failed with error code 80004005
TSManager 12/8/2014 12:43:48 PM
1544 (0x0608)

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