Solved Not sure what that means?

[imcanadian]

I am not really clear about " Windows -- System Error A duplicate name exists on the network " Are they talking about two same name on the network? Yes I do have a laptop and desktop with the same name, " Mackay " If not then I am not sure what that means above? Yes I did search on google and came up with lots of comments and no idea which one is more suitable to my question?

Your help would be appreciated!

Thank you,

John

 

[Kari]

It means precisely what you already suspected: two computers belonging to the same network or domain cannot have the same name. You have to rename one or another.

Kari

 

[imcanadian]

Thank you Kari for your time to reply to my message. Now what am I suppose to do to change the name on the network? I will change one on my laptop and leave my desktop as is. How do I change this?

Thank you again,

John

 

[Kari]

Open System Properties (right click Computer and select Properties on Start Menu > right pane, or Control Panel > System):

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Click Change:

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Give the PC a new name, click OK to save settings, accept reboot suggested by the system:

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The Seven Forums Tutorial for changing the name of the computer: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/51293-computer-name-view-change.html

Kari

 

[imcanadian]

Thank you Kari and appreciated it. Got it working now without a duplicate name.

John

 

[Kari]

You are welcome .