RE: XP Pro SP2 hides from network

Hello,

I understand that the SP2 systems disappear from Network places after ten
minutes or so in a small workgroup network environment. If I have
misunderstood your concerns, please feel free to let me know.

I agree with Chuck that you may follow Chuck's suggestion using Browse tool
to check the issue. You may test it on a Windows XP PC to verify if master
browser exists in the domain when it disappears. I would like to provide
you with the steps as below:

1. Install the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools.
2. Go to command prompt, type "browstat status".

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=49AE8576-9BB9-4126-
9761-BA8011FABF38&displaylang=en

If the Master Browser and Backup Browser exist in the network, "Browstat
status" will show their computer name.

For example:
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D:\Program Files\browstat status

Status for domain TEST on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6E196137-45F1-4045-BAF3-02A34A9AE49E}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: Computer1
Master browser is running build 3790
3 backup servers retrieved from master Computer1
\\COMPUTER2
\\COMPUTER3
\\Computer4
There are 10 servers in domain TEST on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6E196137-45F1-4045-BAF3-02A34A9AE49E}
There are 2 domains in domain TEST on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6E196137-45F1-4045-BAF3-02A34A9AE49E}
Please post the result of "Browstat status".

If master browser exists, please perform a clean boot and test the issue
again.

To isolate the influence of additional applications, please boot the system
into a Clean Boot environment to see whether this problem continues:

1. Unplug all the unnecessary devices, with only the keyboard, the mouse
left.
2. Click Start, click Run, type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks) in
the Open box, and then click OK.
3. In the Startup tab, click the "Disable All" button.
4. In the Services tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" checkbox,
and then click the "Disable All" button.
5. Click OK and restart your computer.

310560: How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560

If there is anything that is unclear, please feel free to let me know.

Thanks & Regards,

Jason Tan

Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

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| From: "screwed" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
| Subject: XP Pro SP2 hides from network
| Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 16:56:00 -0500
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| I'm having a difficult time with my home network. I have three Win2K SP4
| systems, one XP Pro SP1 system, a laptop with XP Home SP2, and one XP Pro
| SP2 system. I'm running through a wired Lynksys router with DHCP enabled
| and a workgroup with file and print sharing (no internet access at the
| present time). The XP SP1 and 2000 systems have no problems seeing or
| accessing each other. The XP SP2 systems have no problems seeing and
| accessing any of the 2000 or XPSP1 systems. The problem lies in the two
XP
| SP2 systems being seen by each other or the SP1 or 2000 systems. After
ten
| minutes or so, the SP2 systems disappear from Network places. I can use
the
| search feature to find and then access them. As long as the Explorer
window
| with the SP2 system remains active I can continue to access them. Once I
| close the Explorer window though, they are hidden until I search for them
| again. Anyone have any ideas on what is happening here and what I need
to
| do to correct this short of replacing SP2 with SP1? I read some of the
| posts about network problems and will try some of the various suggestions
| when I get home.
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
| Screwed Rude in the Frozen Tundra
|
|
|

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