Re: How to delete a network place?

In article <ubSoIK0vGHA.4160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ilyaz"
<ilyaz33@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You only have one network: the physical connection (router, cables,
network cards, etc) between the computers.

MSHOME is a workgroup name. A workgroup is just a logical grouping of
computers that you can define for organizational purposes. Workgroups
have no effect on network access using My Network Places. A single
network can have any number of workgroups, and a computer in any
workgroup can access a computer in any workgroup.

Creating a new workgroup wouldn't create a new network. There would
be no advantage to creating a new workgroup, and there would be no
disadvantage to keeping MSHOME as the workgroup name.

As you can see from reading messages in this news group, network
browsing through My Network Places is inherently unreliable. You can
spend a lot of time troubleshooting and trying to fix it, but I don't
think it's worthwhile.

So, I recommend not using My Network Places at all. To access a
shared folder, type its computer name and share name in the Start >
Run box in this format:

\\computer\share

To see all of the shared folders on a computer, type:

\\computer

Steve,
thanks a lot for your explanation. However, I'm afraid, you've
overestimated
my computerability... I understood everything you wrote up to the
recommendation not to use My Network Places... After that, I was lost.
Since
I have two computers named OLD and NEW, on which one or on both should I
run
this command? Should I create a new network or it is possible to use this
command on the old network?
I will appreciate a step-by-step instructions, if it's possible.
Thanks again for your assistance.
Ilya

You're welcome, Ilya. Changing the workgroup name wouldn't create a
new network. Workgroups and network are completely different things.
You can't create a new network, and you don't need to. The workgroup
name(s) that you assign to your computers are completely irrelevant.

When you're sitting at the computer named OLD and you want to view the
shared disks and folders that belong to the computer named NEW:

1. Click the Start button.

2. Click "Run" in the Start menu.

3. Type this in the "Open" box, then click the OK button:

\\NEW

When you're sitting at the computer named NEW and you want to view the
shared disks and folders that belong to the computer named OLD:

1. Click the Start button.

2. Click "Run" in the Start menu.

3. Type this in the "Open" box, then click the OK button:

\\OLD

If "Run" doesn't appear in the Start menu, add it:

1. Right-click the Start button.

2. Click Properties.

3. Click Customize.

4. Click Advanced.

5. Scroll down the list of start menu items and put a check mark in
the box "Run command".

Steve,
this was my level! Thanks! Sure, it worked after some tweaking... First,
when I entered just OLD, I got an error "Old not found". But then I browsed
to MSHOME and from there was able to open the C:\ drive (I set sharing C:\
drives on both machines). Although I can open some folders on C:\, the
access denied to the files. For instance, I can open Documents and Settings,
but when I tried Owner - access was denied... Do I need to change
permissions for every folder on my HD?
Regards,
Ilya

To access the computer named OLD directly, without using My Network
Places, type the line in the Start > Run box exactly as I showed it,
including the two backslash characters:

\\OLD

By design, Windows XP blocks networked access to these folders:

1. Program Files.
2. Windows.
3. Individual users' folders (such as Owner) within Documents and
Settings.

If you have Windows XP Home Edition, the best solution is to put
documents that you want to share in the Shared Documents folder. To
create the Shared Documents folder, run the Network Setup Wizard.

If you have Windows XP Professional, you can disable simple file
sharing, which removes those sharing restrictions:

1. Open My Computer and click Tools | Folder Options | View.
2. Scroll to the end of the advanced settings.
3. Un-check "Use simple file sharing (recommended)".
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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