Error Message:

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The format of the specified computer name is invalid.

Explanation:

An application requested a network operation, but the format of the computer name included in the request was unrecognizable to Windows 2000.

User Action:

If you have a user interface in the application, reenter the computer name. A computer name can have up to 15 characters and must not include any spaces. Precede computer names with two backslashes, as in \\<computer name>.