Monday 17 October 2011

How do you change the name of a wireless card?

I want to change the name of the actual wireless card so if i were to wipe a computer the name would still be embedded, so to speak, in the wireless card. I know it can be done as i have done it with one computer but i don't remember how...How do you change the name of a wireless card?This is not doable, and you wouldn't want to either.



From a technical standpoint it might be possible to hack and overwrite the firmware on some cards to change the name but this could make it difficult or impossible to install device drivers.



During the installation of a piece of hardware, the OS reads the name of the device as it was burned in by the manufacturer. This name is essential in choosing the proper device drivers. It might be possible to force the installation of the proper drivers but there is a risk that it might not work properly if the driver looks at the burned-in information in order to configure various settings and options.
How do you change the name of a wireless card?
I'd like to be 35 again, but that ain't going to happen either! ;)

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How do you change the name of a wireless card?
try it in device manager