Re: Cannot browse workgroup after SP2 upgrade...

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From: Ben (pleasedontspam.msforums_at_spotmultimedia.com)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 07:37:30 -0700

I've got a network at a client site with 100+ pcs and sent
off an email saying 'Don't install SP2!!!'

Being somewhat obsessive, I've spent the weekend on this
thing and come up with the following observations.
1. The problem is BROWSING the network. you can access
shared resources using the path name, ie
\\workstation_name\resource name.
2. You can map shared drives, again by specifying path
directly.
3. I've got a UNIX box running SAMBA, which displays the
Win-doze shares correctly. Haven't tried to copy anything.
4. You've gotta use Static IP on your LAN. DHCP won't
work because SP2 can't browse to the DHCP server.

I've got a case open with MicroSoft, they've escallated
the case to next-level. I'll keep you informed.

Additionally, I've discovered that my wife's Toshiba
laptop video settings are screwed up and can't be
adjusted. Worked just fine prior to SP2...

>-----Original Message-----
>Have you had any luck with this problem? I have the same
situation
>with a 5 computer setup at work. One thing I was told
was to check to
>see if your "guest" user account had been turned off.
Mine was turned
>off - apparently installing SP2 automatically turns off
the guest
>account. I turned my guest account back on and
restarted.
>Unfortunately that had no affect in my ability to connect.
>
>Let me add a little bit to this question for anyone else
out there who
>may be able to help. I installed SP2 while at work on
Wednesday
>morning, restarted after install and was able to work the
remainder of
>the day on the workgroup. I took my laptop home that
night and the
>next morning I could not connect at all to anything in
the workgroup
>(including printers and any other PC). I had not changed
any settings
>over night. I tried connecting to the LAN and restarting
my PC and
>all the others in the network. I'm running XP Pro.
>
>Another PC in the office has XP Home. We installed SP2
on that
>machine as well, and it does not seem to be having any
problems
>connecting.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>.
>

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