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Problem solved! It was a clashing WiFi unit name. Thanks.

Thank you everyone for the swift replies. Some are, but all machines are displaying the message. Interesting thought, going to look in to that one. Sorry I should have been more precise. The exact error reads: Windows - System Error A duplicate name exists on the network.

Hi all, I have a very strange problem with my network where every computer displays the "duplicate exists" error. Essentially I can rename a computer from "ICT-2" to something completely unique, such as "ILoveLooting" and it would still throw up the duplicate exists error. There are 2x domain controllers, one with DCHP and both with DNS (one on 2008 and one on 2008 R2 - 2008 functioning level). Neither server displays DNS or DHCP errors in Event Viewer. Any help would be very much appreciated, this problem is slowly driving me insane! Thank you in advance.

Interesting thought about the builds keeping the construction industry alive... my school (thankfully) is listed and can't be modified externally at all, plus the local council won't give planning permission for extra buildings in the grounds. So I wonder what BSF can do for us? Maybe tart up the inside a bit, that's probably about it!

850 kids 2x Data 1x App 1x MIS 3x Proxy (2 VM) 1x Print (VM) 1x Media 1x Backtrack (VM) 1x VM server 1x Securus (if that counts) Almost all going VM over the next year.

Hopefully the word is "cut" and not "delay".

Awesome, well done and importantly thank you!

Wow, you lot are boring. http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/2/9/128786570817059191.jpg

April fools

£40k, 800 brats, 500+ PCs, Outer London Secondary, lots of stress. BSF will hate me!

This amuses me on Google Street View: Clicky

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The shape looks like the begining of a cumulonimbus incus cloud, but the colour....

Looks like the problem is much more deep rooted then GP I'll start a new thread as my grey hairs are going white with stress. Thank you everyone for your help.

Thanks for the swift reply, checked the GPO rights and all authenticated have users access and by default machines aren't specified in the permissions list.

Hmmm... The plot thickens! Tried Domino's solution but sadly to avail. Looks like there may be some kind of security issue because during logoff a message flashes up about insufficient rights to access their roaming profile which I never spotted before, but, again the new users are all members of the same security groups as the existing users. Anyway I gave a user full control permission (including sub files/folders) over their roaming profile, but still the access denied error appears (profile path is correct). Yet they can still access folders that are only available to certain security groups on network shares.

@box_l I understand what was said previously, but it doesn't explain why existing users have no issues seeing the new Start menus and why new users can't. But thanks for the input. @domino Thanks, going to give it a shot now.

I've had the same setup for about 6 (ish... my mind is going!) years and it's worked faultlessly, obviously adding new many new users along the way. Here's a very cut down version of how looked before the changes, please excuse the crap diagram: curriculum.school.local | | --> Curriculum | *Startmenu_remap_GPO_here* | | | | --> Students | | | | | | --> 2005 | | | --> 2006 | | | --> 2007 | | | | --> Worksations | | | | | | --> Room1 | | | --> Room2 | | | --> Room3 Here's the new setup, which has worked for around 3 months now: curriculum.school.local | | --> Curriculum | | | | --> Students | | | | | | --> 2005 | | | --> 2006 | | | --> 2007 | | | | --> Worksations | | | | | | --> Room1 | | | Startmenu_remap_for_room1 | | | | | | --> Room2 | | | Startmenu_remap_for_room2 | | | | | | --> Room3 | | | Startmenu_remap_for_room3 Hope that clarifies the layout. Thanks

Correctamundo, for each room there's an OU containing the relevant computers, each OU has its own GPO to remap the Start menu. Thanks

It's a bit of a weird one really. I have six identical ICT suites all of which untill recently shared a common Start menu located on share from a 2K3 R2 server... It worked perfectly for many years. Then (for reasons beyond my control) I had to setup seperate menus for each room, again same method of applying and sharing the menus and this worked too... Simples! Or so I thought. Exisiting student users can see the menus but new students can't, I've checked the obvious like share permissions, they're members of the correct security groups etc. Any ideas what could make this happen? Cheers.