Kate said:
More problems I am sorry to say.
When I turn on my computer (running Windows XP) I get an error message that
reads, "System Error: A duplicate name exists on the network"
I have never seen this one before and don't know what to do to get rid of
it. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Hi Kate,
This issue can happen if you have Two or more than one machine connected to
a network using the same ID!
Say you named all machines with Kate Galway and then you are trying to
connect to the Network, the server will issue this error tellingyou that
another name existing with the same name and need your attention!
I my guess right try to change the name of the machine to something unique
by doing this step:
Right click on My Computer click on Properties, and then click on the
Computer Name tab and you'll see something like this:
Computer description:[ My home PC ]
Full computer name: KateGalway for ex..
Workgroup: Workgroup
To Rename this computer or join a domain click Change, try to rename to what
ever you want and Reboot your machine, does it help?
Another it may be the NetBios not complete or a conflict with another name.
"Duplicate Name Exists" Error Message When You Start a Windows XP Workstation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822659
HTH,
nass
