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How to Fix Duplicate Name On Network

Topic:  PC Troubleshooting  Product:  Windows XP  Related Articles:  teamviewer duplicate names   avg fix duplicate receiving   fix duplicate application entries xfce4  

Each computer on your network must have a unique name. If two computers have the same name, the network programs or operations will fail or not work properly and "a duplicate name exists on the network" error message pops up. To fix the error, you just need to change your computer's name to one that is not used by other local computers.

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Solution

  1. Right click on My computer and select Properties.
    right click on my computer
  2. In the opened "System Properties" window, click on the "Computer Name" tab.go to computer name tab
  3. Click the "Change..." button, type your name as you like in the Computer name edit box. enter your computer name
  4. Check OK and reboot your computer to see if the error message hasn't disappeared.

Tips

  • Do not change your Workgroup name if you want all the computers on your network to be a part of the same Workgroup to enable file sharing more easily.

See also

How to Fix NTLDR Is Missing
How to Enable or Disable Group Policy
How to Disable Windows Services
How to Run Disk Cleanup

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