Reboot Notes

NetSwitcher tries to determine whether or not a reboot is needed in order for the changes you have requested to be effective. There are many factors which affect the reboot status but in general, the following table describes which changes appear to need a reboot on which Windows version and which do not. 

Please note that this information has not been documented by Microsoft and has been determined experimentally.  Your results may vary.

Item Changed                      Reboot Needed for the Change to Work
in the Setup                       Win95    Win98    WinNT    Win2000
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IP address from static to static     Y        N        N         N
IP address from DHCP to static       Y        Y        Y         N
IP address from static to DHCP       Y        Y        Y         N
DNS server address                   N        N        N         N1
WINS server address                  N        N        N         N
Internet Explorer Settings           N        N        N         N
Netscape Navigator Settings          N        N        N         N
Gateway Address                      Y        Y        Y         N1
NT Domain or Workgroup               N        N        Y         N2
Default Printer                      N        N        N         N
Primary Network                      Y        Y        X         X
Computer Name                        N        N        N         N
Time Zone                            N        N        N         N
Phone Settings                       N        N        N         N
   
               (Y-Reboot Needed, N-Not needed, X-Not applicable)
(1-Under some circumstances W2K seems to need a reboot after this change.)
(2-No reboot is needed but you must logoff and then logon again for the new settings to be effective.)