duplicate name exists on the network

duplicate name exists on the network:

Windows may through a system error as "duplicate name exists on the network" when you start Windows XP.
"Duplicate name exists" error indicates the (NetBIOS) name of the Windows computer conflicts with some other name on the network. Most commonly, this happens when another Windows computer on the local network uses the same name. This error can also occur when one of the connected Windows workgroups has the same name as the computer.

For such cases:
* Change your computer name.
* Then reboot the system.

Hereafter whenever you start the system, you wont get such as error...