The Credentials conflict message appears when you try to authenticate to a server with 2 different accounts. For example, lets say you are logged in as User1 and you have a drive mapped to \\ServA\share1. You then try to map another drive to \\ServA\share2 (same server) but you put User2 in the 'Connect As' box. This will cause the error you're seeing.
What does that have to do with joining a domain: Nothing. I have never seen this message when joining a computer to a domain. If an oldcomputer account already existed with the same name, it would be replaced (done that many times). What steps are you taking to join the computer to the domain (be specific)?
The only other thing I would suggest is going to a command prompt and typing "net use". This will display all current connections. Delete any connections to your PDC.