Re: My Network Places taken over by "My Web Sites on MSN"

I found out that for some reason the workstation service had shut down. Now
I can see this computer from an ME, but when I double click on it, I get a
password request for $IPC, and C: is shared as C with full permissions.
I've had that problem with another network, and still haven't solved it.

What other service could have shut down to cause this?

Dave

"Dave Dawson" <selfgov2000@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uTMCpspnFHA.1048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a small network connected to the internet through a CNet 8 port
>switch, linux box and cable modem. There are currently three computers on
>the network (besides
> the linux router). The one I'm concerned with is XP Pro, which yesterday
> was sharing (simple file sharing), and today can't be seen by anyone else.
> Everyone can ping everyone else. I disabled simple file sharing which
> made no difference whatsoever. I have the firewall turned off.
>
> My Network Places shows nothing but "My Web Sites on MSN". As far as I
> know, I haven't done anything to use MSN. When I click the link, all I
> get is a password request. I probably have a MSN password from using MSN
> messenger on another computer, but I refuse to cooperate with an intruder
> and give a username and password.
>
> What could I have possibly have done to piss Micro$oft off bad enough to
> cause My Network Places taken over completely by "My Web Sites on MSN"?
>
> Upgrading to XP Pro from W2k Pro has NOT been a pleasant experience!
>
> I would really like to talk to the genious at Micro$oft who made the
> decision to screw up networking on XP.
>
> Dave
>
>
>


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