Code [DllImport("kernel32.dll",EntryPoint = "GetComputerName",ExactSpelling = false,SetLastError = true)] static extern bool GetComputerName( [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray)] byte[] lpBuffer, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray)] Int32[] nSize); public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); byte[] str = new byte[20]; Int32[] len = new Int32[1]; len[0] = 20; GetComputerName(str, len); MessageBox.Show(System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(str)); }