Duplicated name in network

25 Nov 2006 1:41 PM

yanomamo

When Windows XP starts I get a message that reads "System Error: There is a
duplicated name in the network". I only have one connection through a cable
modem, only one printer and no other external peripheral. My connections
panel only shows one connection and one printer. How can I get rid of this
message?

25 Nov 2006 5:19 PM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <5D885DAE-9218-451B-9B72-CE41C92E4***@microsoft.com>,
yanomamo <yanom***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>When Windows XP starts I get a message that reads "System Error: There is a
>duplicated name in the network". I only have one connection through a cable
>modem, only one printer and no other external peripheral. My connections
>panel only shows one connection and one printer. How can I get rid of this
>message?

Configure the firewall program to block all access by other computers
on the network. Make sure that the computer name, workgroup name, and
user account name are all different.

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