RE: Cannot connect to ANY network

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From: Mike (Mike_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:29:02 -0800

oh, and currently after a looong wait, i can see only the workgroup mshome
and only my computer

"Mike" wrote:

> I recently replaced a failed hard drive, so all the software on this SONY
> PCG-FR130 laptop if fresh and mostly up-to-date. It runs XP Home and Service
> Pack One. I have run the network setup wizard many times both in this method
> and even a few attempts after Service Pack Two. Currently I thought I'd
> start from scratch and remove Service Pack Two. I have ordered my network
> devices propperly in the advanced tab in network connections and refuse to
> bridge any of them. I only have the four component initially installed in
> use for both devices, including file and printer sharing. Whether I use the
> built in ethernet or my wireless lan external card, I cannot connect to any
> network, whether my own or The University of Arizona's network. I can access
> the internet with any device and on any network. I cannot see any other
> computer, whether in my workgroup or not. I have a unique network id.
> Rarely will it even let me open the MSHOME workgroup folder, let alone the
> one above it in the hierarchy. Once I was able to see a single other
> computer, but that took a few minutes to see and I still could not see it's
> contents. I am sharing multiple folders. I can "remote desktop connection"
> another computer only if i access it by ip and not by computer name on the
> microsoft network. This is a personal PC on a school network or lower level,
> so I do not require any special vpn devices to connect to a land line
> ethernet. Can anyone give me a leg up on this one? I'm at my wits end and
> going mad. I might even pursue computer sciences for a major just to figure
> this out. Thanks for reading my life story.

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