Re: MS What Is going on with networking?

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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:57:36 -0400, B T Cloutier <sportsdadmi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Chuck wrote:
>> On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 07:19:49 -0400, B T Cloutier <sportsdadmi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Gail wrote:
>>>
>>>>We are having the same problem in my house. For weeks I've been trying to
>>>>figure out what was wrong, thinking I was making a mistake. I'll shelve the
>>>>home network for now, or at least trying to get the components that don't
>>>>communicate folders to each other to share. Thanks everyone. Wish I had
>>>>looked here sooner.
>>>>It would save people lots of time and aggravation if MS would inform the
>>>>public that the network setup may not function correctly. You wouldn't
>>>>believe how many times I reread directions and shutdown and restarted and ran
>>>>that stupid wizard.
>>>>
>>>>"B T Cloutier" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Looking at all the recent post in newsgroups and everywhere else it is
>>>>>obvious that one of patches must have caused all the problems people
>>>>>(including me) are having on their home networks! It has happened to
>>>>>many people who had working networks before and now they can"t access
>>>>>other PC's or share files on their home networks. I hope MS can come out
>>>>>with a patch to fix this mess soon!
>>>>>
>>>>>Brian
>>>>>(Frustrated in MI)
>>>>>
>>>
>>>Gail,
>>>
>>>I have got it! Chuck in this group suggested to change the restrict
>>>anonymous setting in the registry and I did that on the XP Home PC and
>>>the 2 XP Pro pc's and now all 3 can see each other and share files!
>>>They will give you the info you need to change you registry here in this
>>>newsgroup.
>>>
>>>Brian
>>
>>
>> Brian,
>>
>> Was the restrictanonymous setting the final solution needed for you? That's a
>> very common setting, but it's not the only one needed by some.
>>
>> The plain truth is, Windows Networking, and File Sharing, is pretty simple once
>> you've done it a few times, but you have to work on it from the bottom up. You
>> have to get the more basic needs like connectivity, and firewalls, resolved
>> before you can look at registry settings and permissioning. My troubleshooting
>> guide is organised that way.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html>
>>
>> Once you get all of the Windows Networking needs resolved, if you need to, you
>> look at your File Sharing setup.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
>>
>> But you do have to be patient, and persistent, to get everything working. And
>> when you find a solution, and you feed it back here, it helps everybody. What
>> helped you did not come from magic, it came from those before you, who had
>> similar problems. Your experience can help more after you.
>>
>> So thanks for the positive feedback. That's generally the most reward we get
>> here.
>>
>Chuck,
>
>Your Welcome and I thank-you for your help and patience with me! Yes
>the restrict setting in the registry was the ticket. That worked for
>me. Now for the big question?? I never changed that setting in any of
>my 3 PC's so what did? I have to suspect one of the windows updates
>because it has happened to so many recently.
>
>Thanks Again,
>
>Brian

Brian,

You are welcome, it is good to learn here. I am learning too, and everybody may
learn if you help us now.

Can you, by any chance, retrieve your Windows Update history? I think you are
right, one of the updates changed your restrictanonymous setting. Maybe we can
find out which one.

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
.

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