Event ID 3870: Not a Valid Computer Name - TechRepublic
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October 11, 2000 at 04:04 AM
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Event ID 3870: Not a Valid Computer Name

by lt1transamgt . Updated 25 years, 8 months ago

I am helping a friend with his NT 4 network running a workgroup environment. The main computer that is acting like the server is having this problem. I have been told that nothing was changed but after restarting the machine I get this event id 3870 message and the workstations service is not able to start. Of course this causes many other problems. MS Technet says the reason is there is a static entry in the WINS database. How can I get rid of this entry. I would appreciate any help. Thanks.

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