Re: Networking help please

Okay, I've done all the things suggested above - completely uninstalled
zone alarm on all the computers, disabled the windows firewall, and set
the guest accounts, with no passwords - with no difference.
When I check the browser response, i get different statuses. On the
mainlounge PC (running XP Home SP2), browstat status says:

"Browsing is active on the domain.
Master Browser name is: MAINLOUNGE
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAINLOUNGE
\\MAINLOUNGE
There are 3 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9CA5EF38-35B5-45D7-8D35-5B9B4CBDCD98}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9CA5EF38-35B5-45D7-8D35-5B9B4CBDCD98}"

The other two computers (the laptop running XP home, and the PC running
XP Pro - the two computers who's files cannot be accessed) both show:
"Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAINLOUNGE
Could not correct to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine
build of browser master: 53
\\\\MAINLOUNGE . Version:05.01 Flags: 51203 NT POTENTIAL MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAINLOUNGE
\\MAINLOUNGE
There are 3 servers on domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBt_Tcpip_{FC9Z54A7-FE6A-48DA-B231-18AA4F2A82E9}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBt_Tcpip_{FC9Z54A7-FE6A-48DA-B231-18AA4F2A82E9}" (from
laptop)

The other PC (running XP pro) shows the same message, only the
transport is different:

\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{42A2FCE7-D521-4585-ADFA-CFEFCDA22E70}

What's the next step?

Thanks,
Manpreet

Chuck wrote:

<Snip>

> Finally, check for a browser conflict. The Microsoft Browstat
program will
> show
> us what browsers (I'm not talking about Internet Explorer here) you
have in
> your
> domain / workgroup, at any time.
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
>
> You can download Browstat from either:
> <http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
> <http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>
>
> Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the
> downloaded
> file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a
command
> window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers list the same
master
> browser.
> For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate),
see:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312
>
<http://www.microsoft>.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.

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