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01-07-2009, 06:05 PM
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There is a duplicate name on the network
I bought a used laptop that had XP Pro installed but came without a Windows
disk. The Windows installation became corrupted. I was unable to repair it so I reloaded XP home. Now I get an error message: there is a duplicate name on the network. I know this means there are 2 computers that have the same name and by changing the name of the laptop I can resolve this issue but I don't want to change the name of the laptop. This occurred because I gave the laptop the same name it had before I loaded XP home. Renaming it is an inelegant solution. Where do I go to remove one of the duplicate names? Is the message coming from my laptop? from my router? or from my desktop which is on the other computer on the network? jimsfield |
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01-07-2009, 08:42 PM
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Re: There is a duplicate name on the network
Hi
Try to rename the laptop and leave with a new name for few days. After few days and few reboots try to rename it back to its original name. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking) "jimsfield" <> wrote in message news:E93AC638-CBAC-47E9-A1EA-... >I bought a used laptop that had XP Pro installed but came without a Windows > disk. The Windows installation became corrupted. I was unable to repair > it > so I reloaded XP home. Now I get an error message: there is a duplicate > name on the network. I know this means there are 2 computers that have > the > same name and by changing the name of the laptop I can resolve this issue > but > I don't want to change the name of the laptop. This occurred because I > gave > the laptop the same name it had before I loaded XP home. Renaming it is > an > inelegant solution. Where do I go to remove one of the duplicate names? > Is > the message coming from my laptop? from my router? or from my desktop > which > is on the other computer on the network? Jack \(MVP-Networking\). |
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