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duplicate name on network
Name: gmosley Date: May 10, 2005 at 12:41:54 Pacific OS: Win XP/Pro CPU/Ram: AMD 2700+/1024 DDR
Comment:
Recently I've started getting the Windows error message "duplicate name on network" when I boot up. Looking at older posts, I renamed "my computer" but this had no effect.
It could be referring to another machine on your network. How many machines do you have on your network?
Raj B.
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Response Number 2
Name: Rick McNabb Date: May 10, 2005 at 15:46:35 Pacific
Reply:
Sorry, You don't rename "My Computer". You right-click on "My Computer" and pick Properties or go to Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
Then choose the Computer Name tab, click on Change button. Type in a new computer name, click OKs till you exit out of everything, reboot your computer.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: May 10, 2005 at 16:02:35 Pacific
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And...if you're getting that error on a computer at work, you should check with your IT people, as they may have specific naming conventions for machine names.
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Response Number 4
Name: gmosley Date: May 10, 2005 at 19:55:29 Pacific
Reply:
1. There's one other computer on my network and the names are definitely different 2. I actually renamed following the steps outlined in the second post reply 3. It's a home network
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