reedster500

Well, I work for the software vendor... so my software engineers aren't "reachable" to ask such questions, and probably wouldn't tell anyway (I.P., secret recipes, etc...) I'm not worried about other software, being this is a medical device running windows, and other software isn't supposed to be on there. I did ask if this was an API call, or exactly how the software determines the PC name to validate it, so hoping that will help narrow an answer, but any other input on how to get started is appreciated. The customer wants to add our product to their domain for medical records, but since our name can't deviate, it's causing a major problem. I'm hoping this "shim" is a possible path to a solution... Thanks for any guidance or starting points

So, I have a piece of medical software that needs to be a specific Windows PC name (a serial number) in order to make purchased options within that software be activated. If you change the PC name to anything other than the serial number, the options cease to work. I'm not sure if this is a registry or API call, but it doesn't work if the Windows PC name changes to anything else but the serial number of the product. The issue is, my customer, a large hospital system, per their corporate IT naming convention, MUST change the name of the unit to match their AD setup. I'm trying to find a way to shim the PC name to the .exe or program file to "believe" the PC computer name is still the serial number, but the customer can change the REAL PC name to conform to their policies. I'm no expert in this at ALL, so I'd really need someone to 2nd grade explain this. I've tried the latest ADK download with the compatibility feature enabled, and some searches say to "fix" the software using GetComputerName or SetEnvironmentVars, but none of those seem to exist or work... If someone has a better program or method, I'm attempting to get in front of this medical device to test with soon, and would love to try any/all suggestions. Again, I don't write code, scripts, or dlls, so I'd need some hand holding on this if it can be done. Thank you!