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?

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>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?