Re: Mshome is not accessible



Using cpsserv as suggested on
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html, I got the following results:

Computer A
Start CPSServ V1.10 - HOM200OF001

Find Computer Browser ("browser")
Error browsing network:
No active service named browser found.


Find DHCP Client ("dhcp")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:
No active service named dhcp found.


Find TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper ("lmhosts")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:
No active service named lmhosts found.


Find Remote Registry ("remoteregistry")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:
No active service named remoteregistry found.


Find Server ("server")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:
No active service named server found.


Find WF / ICS ("sharedaccess")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:
No active service named sharedaccess found.


Find Workstation ("workstation")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:
No active service named workstation found.

End CPSServ V1.10 - HOM200OF001

Computer B

Start CPSServ V1.10 - HOM200OF002

Find Computer Browser ("browser")
Error browsing network:
No active service named browser found.


Find DHCP Client ("dhcp")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002... Found dhcp on:
\\HOM200OF002
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:


Find TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper ("lmhosts")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002... Found lmhosts on:
\\HOM200OF002
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:


Find Remote Registry ("remoteregistry")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002... Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service
Control Manager database on \\\P933III:
No active service named remoteregistry found.


Find Server ("server")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002... Found server on:
\\HOM200OF002
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:


Find WF / ICS ("sharedaccess")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002... Found sharedaccess on:
\\HOM200OF002
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:


Find Workstation ("workstation")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002... Found workstation on:
\\HOM200OF002
Checking \\P933III...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\P933III:

End CPSServ V1.10 - HOM200OF002

Computer C

Start CPSServ V1.10 - P933III

Find Computer Browser ("browser")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found browser on:
\\P933III


Find DHCP Client ("dhcp")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found dhcp on:
\\P933III


Find TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper ("lmhosts")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found lmhosts on:
\\P933III


Find Remote Registry ("remoteregistry")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found remoteregistry on:
\\P933III


Find Server ("server")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found server on:
\\P933III


Find WF / ICS ("sharedaccess")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found sharedaccess on:
\\P933III


Find Workstation ("workstation")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found workstation on:
\\P933III

End CPSServ V1.10 - P933III

Computer D

Start CPSServ V1.10 - P933III

Find Computer Browser ("browser")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found browser on:
\\P933III


Find DHCP Client ("dhcp")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found dhcp on:
\\P933III


Find TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper ("lmhosts")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found lmhosts on:
\\P933III


Find Remote Registry ("remoteregistry")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found remoteregistry on:
\\P933III


Find Server ("server")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found server on:
\\P933III


Find WF / ICS ("sharedaccess")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found sharedaccess on:
\\P933III


Find Workstation ("workstation")
Checking \\HOM100FR001...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM100FR001:
Checking \\HOM200OF002...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on
\\\HOM200OF002:
Checking \\P933III... Found workstation on:
\\P933III

End CPSServ V1.10 - P933III

Start CPSServ V1.10 - HOM100FR001

Find Computer Browser ("browser")
Error browsing network:
No active service named browser found.


Find DHCP Client ("dhcp")
Error browsing network:
No active service named dhcp found.


Find TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper ("lmhosts")
Error browsing network:
No active service named lmhosts found.


Find Remote Registry ("remoteregistry")
Error browsing network:
No active service named remoteregistry found.


Find Server ("server")
Error browsing network:
No active service named server found.


Find WF / ICS ("sharedaccess")
Error browsing network:
No active service named sharedaccess found.


Find Workstation ("workstation")
Error browsing network:
No active service named workstation found.

End CPSServ V1.10 - HOM100FR001

I probably should at this point establish a baseline

My Network Places
Hom200of001
\\Hom200of001\tmp
\\Hom200of002\Image Library
\\Hom200of002\PictureProject
\\Hom200of002\SharedDocs
\\P933iii\SharedDocs
\\P933iii\tmp

Hom200of002
\\Hom200of001\Image Library (doesn’t exist)
\\Hom200of001\PictureProject (doesn’t exist)
\\Hom200of001\SharedDocs (doesn’t exist)
\\Hom200of001\Storage (doesn’t exist)
\\Hom200of001\tmp
\\Hom200of002\Image Library
\\Hom200of002\PictureProject
\\Hom200of002\SharedDocs
\\P933iii\SharedDocs
\\P933iii\tmp
\\Hom200of003\Tmp (Computer is off)

P933iii

\\Hom200of001\tmp
\\Hom200of002\Image Library
\\Hom200of002\PictureProject
\\Hom200of002\SharedDocs
\\P933iii\SharedDocs
\\P933iii\tmp

Hom100fr001
(nothing shows)

My network Places/Entire Network/Microsoft Windows Network/Mshome

Hom200of001, Hom200of002, P933iii show all four computers.
Hom100fr001 gives Mshome is not accessable.

Will plan to remove the Norton’s tomorrow.

All computers are running Windows XP Professional SP2 and are in workgroup
mshome





"Chuck [MVP]" wrote:

On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 15:01:01 -0800, techcoor <techcoor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Chuck [MVP]" wrote:

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 19:18:00 -0800, techcoor <techcoor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:



"Chuck [MVP]" wrote:

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:24:00 -0800, techcoor
<techcoor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

When I go into Windows XP SP2 Windows Explorer, My network places, Microsoft
Windows Network, and select the workgroup (MSHOME) I get:

Mshome is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have
access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently
available.

What can I do so I get a list of workgroup computers.

All computers are running Windows XP SP2 and are members of the MSHOME
workgroup with Internet connection through DLINK DI914+ home router.

You can see your other thread for more advice. Please don't multi-post.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#MultiPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#MultiPosting

(No Reply)

So I'll repeat my advice from the other thread.

Windows XP, as with most other Windows editions, will indeed show the actual
shares, when the computers are setup properly.

You, most likely, have a NetBT setting or personal firewall, problem on one or
more computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html

You can probably diagnose the problem, using logs from "browstat status",
"ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net config workstation", from each
computer. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
I don't know what happened to my last response. I didn't keep a record so I
have to go through the steps again.

I looked at the
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#MultiPosting
The link What is cross-posting? How do I do it?
(http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/crospost.html) seems to be broke.
Thanks for the original link. Since I combined what I thought were separate
issues, I will move on.

Currently there are 4 computers which I will name A,B,C and D. D is a
wireless link and the rest are hardwired.
Since we are talking about the Dlink home router, I went and started
clicking the box for Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
Computer C was off. That change didn't help.

When I first ran Browstat Status, the wireless link Computer D was shown to
be the master browser. Both Computer B and D were turned off.
Then Computer B was turned on. At this point, when Browstat Status was run,
I did get the "Could not open key in registry, error = 5
Unable to determine build of brower master: 5.

I tried to go to
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html
but it was unavailable. As I remember, Error 5
isn't necessarily a problem.

I checked status. In Windows Explorer My Network Places, I could get to the
Computer A and B shares using either Computer A or B suggesting
the problem is one of the other two computers.

Turned on Computer C and Verified the Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP box was
checked. Still no MSHOME message.

Turned on Computer D and could see Computer A and B but not C. Went to
Computer A and got the MSHome not accessible meaning Computer D is
the problem. Computer D has Norton Internet Security 2007. Decided to
uninstall Norton Internet Security 2007. Now I can see Computers A,B,C,D.
When I click on Computer D in Computer A I get Dialog box asking for a
password. The Dialog box is a different problem.

I bought in 5th wireless computer E and verified that that Enable NetBIOS
over TCP/IP was checked. That only showed computer D.

Decided to reinstall Norton Internet Security 2007. Now no other computers
show in Computer D network neighborhood. However all other computers
have all five computers. From E can not open computer B and D shares.



Still don't have the MSHOME not accessible message so there is some progress.



Still have computer D doesn't show any other computers.
When Norton Internet security 2007 wasn't installed, computer D wanted a
password.
Computer D and B shares are not accessible.
My Network Places doesn't show the correct shares.

I decided to uninstall Norton Internet security again to try to clear the
dialog box asking for a password. Computer C is turned off and computer
D moved in C's location. Found that still can't access Computer D. Went into
the Windows Firewall and checked File and Printer Sharing. That didn't help.
Turned off Windows firewall. Tried running Network Setup Wizard. That only
got me the Mshome is not accessable message. Deleted the Networking Services.
rechecked Enable NetBios over TCP/IP. That didn't help and I am back to
square one. It will take time to wander around in the reference web site.

OK, since you say that you did have Norton Internet Security un installed at one
time, and you were able to see all 4 computers, that's where you start. Leave
NIS un installed, until you get this fixed.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

A box asking for a password is another issue. That's authentication. Are your
computers running XP Home, XP Pro with Simple File Sharing, XP Pro with Advanced
File Sharing and Guest access, or XP Pro with AFS and non-Guest access?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [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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