Re: Another XP SP2 Issue

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From: Ace Fekay [MVP] (PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/07/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 01:49:15 -0500

In news:110cc9hpp8hlkdd@corp.supernews.com,
John Coutts <administrator@spam.yellowhead.com> made a post then I commented
below

> ******************** REPLY SEPARATER ***********************
> There's the key Ace. You left at least one older operating system
> connected to the network to act as the Master Browser. It appears
> that XP/SP2 will find and use a browser list on the network, but will
> not act as the Master Browser. I have not had a problem with XP
> browsing a network until now. With all XP/SP2 machines on the
> network, none will browse. Add one W2K machine, and all of them will
> browse. I tried using the LMHOSTS file, but to no avail.
>
> J.A. Coutts

Interesting. I have not seen this issue yet, nor have I tested it. I can
tell you that at my home, I have all XP Pro SP2 machines (no other OSs), and
I do not have a DC running. I can browse everyone just fine. The DOS OS is
just a bootable floppy when I want to Ghost a machine and is not running all
the time. But I did have a problem connecting from the floppy boot (using a
net use) to XP, but once I changed the two "Microsoft: Server always
sign...(required)" settings in the local policy to disabled, then I was able
to connect.

Have you tried to change those settings? Maybe (just maybe), the browser
service is not accepting broadcasts from anything because of SP2? And you're
saying forcing one of them to be a Master is not working?

Ace

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