"A duplicate name exists on the network"

When I start my computer, I occasionally get this error.
What exactly does it mean and how can I fix it?

This means that you have two systems on your network with the same computer
name. Each system on a network should have it own unique name. Something
like PCname1, PCname2 and so on. You need to find the other system on your
network and change it's name to something else. You can see you systems name
by going to the control panel and clicking on the system icon and then
clicking on the computer name tab. Where it says full computer name is the
name of your system.
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When I start my computer, I occasionally get this error.
What exactly does it mean and how can I fix it?

Thank you. I appreciate it.


-----Original Message-----
This means that you have two systems on your network
with the same computer
name. Each system on a network should have it own unique
name. Something
like PCname1, PCname2 and so on. You need to find the
other system on your
network and change it's name to something else. You can
see you systems name
by going to the control panel and clicking on the system
icon and then
clicking on the computer name tab. Where it says full
computer name is the
name of your system.
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When I start my computer, I occasionally get this
error.
What exactly does it mean and how can I fix it?


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another computer has the same name. change the name of your computer
- right click on MY COMPUTER
- click on the COMPUTER NAME tab
- you will see a button next to "To rename this computer or join a domain,
click Change"

wrote in message
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When I start my computer, I occasionally get this error.
What exactly does it mean and how can I fix it?

I have had that happen when computer did not shutdown properly. My guess is
that the other computers on the network still thinks the computer is on-line
and thus will not allow "another" computer with the same name.

--
Larry Silkaitis (Owned by six cats: two grey, one black, white, black and
white, and grey and white)
"dualcells" wrote in message
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another computer has the same name. change the name of your computer
- right click on MY COMPUTER
- click on the COMPUTER NAME tab
- you will see a button next to "To rename this computer or join a
domain,
click Change"

wrote in message
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When I start my computer, I occasionally get this error.
What exactly does it mean and how can I fix it?