Windows OS Error 2270 - The computer name could not be added as a message alias. The name may already exist on the network.

I'm trying to turn the Messenger service on a pc and keep getting error 2270. Here is what MS says about the error:

Message:

The computer name could not be added as a message alias. The name may already exist on the network.

Explanation

Your user name is already established as a message alias. Either your user name and computer name are the same, or your user name is in use as a message alias on another computer on the network. If your user name is being used as a message alias on another computer, you cannot receive messages at the local workstation using this name.

User Action

If your user name is being used as a message alias on another computer, delete the alias on that computer. Then log on again at this computer.

This is correct, but my question is how do I remove the other name - the "message alias" on the other computer?

What has happened is that there was a computer on the network named "MIKE" and the messenger service was on for it. I'm setting up a new computer for Mike, so first thing I did was rename the old computer to "MIKE-OLD". The new computer is now named "MIKE".

Thanks,
Mike Bailey
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