Re: Computer Browser Service keeps stopping

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This did not help. If it makes any difference, I had checked the workstation
and server services and they both were running.

The computer I'm having the problem with is the one with the printer
attached that I want to share. Also, I will want to browse for files as
well. I have it running most of the time and use my laptop on and off. I
don't want to have to reboot this machine to get it to use the laptop's
browser service after starting it up.

Additional info:
I'm running XP Pro, SP2; M$ firewall service is not running and though I
have Northon Internet Security installed, Personal Firewall, Intrusion
Detection, Privacy Control and Parental Control have been disabled, to no
help.

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:

> Well, you do not need the browser service in order to be able to connect to
> another computer. You need the browser service in order to browse, but you
> only need it on one computer in the workgroup. Probably, the browser
> service failure is merely a symptom of the real problem. What happens if
> you run:
>
> net stop server
> net start server
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "kjfrey55" <kjfrey55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ADDDD23E-BAE1-403C-92D7-5F4278872205@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I have a small home network (workgroup set up through a home router). I
> need
> > the service to be able to connect from one machine to the other. I have
> one
> > machine on which the service keeps stopping by itself. It is set for
> > Automatic - but can stop in the middle of a session or after logging off
> and
> > back on.
>
>
>
.

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