Not able to rename PC with same name as a newly deleted computer name.

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Subject:Not able to rename PC with same name as a newly deleted computer name.
Posted by: pez (peter.zelon…@gmail.com)
Date:28 Feb 2007

I have a PC with a static IP and it's harddrive died.  I went into AD
and deleted that computer name.  But when I try to rename the new PC
with the old name it says duplicate name exists.  I thought it may be
a DNS issue so I deleted the records on the DNS server (no change).  I
can't even use the old IP because AD still thinks that old PC is using
that IP.  Is it just that my AD hasn't replicated/refreshed?  Or am I
missing something?  If it is just the AD not replicating, how do I
force the DC's to replicate?  DC's should replicate every 4 hours on
their own correct?

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