Cannot Browse Network

I cannot browse my network. There is always a message that says "Windows is
unable to browse the network. There may be a number of reasons." I clicked
Help, but It didn't do so much help for me. My question yo you is. How to
overide this error message, and browse my home network?

Thanks

When that happens, I just bypass Windows' broken "Network places"
completely. Instead, use "Run..." and enter the destination PC name there.
Eg. If the pc you are trying to connect to is named OTHER-PC, then the
Run.. line would look like: \\OTHER-PC

Also, instead of using "Network places", map your drives.

I find much more success using the two methods above.


"schacko" wrote in message
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I cannot browse my network. There is always a message that says "Windows is
unable to browse the network. There may be a number of reasons." I clicked
Help, but It didn't do so much help for me. My question yo you is. How to
overide this error message, and browse my home network?

Thanks

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schacko wrote:
I cannot browse my network. There is always a message that says "Windows is
unable to browse the network. There may be a number of reasons." I clicked
Help, but It didn't do so much help for me. My question yo you is. How to
overide this error message, and browse my home network?

Thanks

It can take up to 15 minutes after a computer starts up before network
browsing works. During that time, you should be able to access
another computer by typing the other computer's name in the Start |
Run box preceded by two backslash characters:

\\computer

If that doesn't work, here are two common reasons for the inability to
browse the network:

1. The network settings are configured for user-level access control,
which isn't available in a peer-to-peer network. Go to Control Panel
| Network, click the Access Control tab, and make sure that
share-level access control is selected.

2. The user isn't logged on. Is there a logon prompt when Windows
starts? If so, don't cancel it. Complete the logon by entering a
user name and, optionally, a password. If there's no logon prompt,
click Start | Log Off and log back on. If that makes network browsing
work properly, the most likely fix is to go to this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\
Network\Real Mode Net

and delete the value named "AutoLogon", as shown he

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon

Please see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for more
information:

"Unable to Browse the Network" When You Click Network Neighborhood
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;260214

No Windows or Network Logon Dialog Box at Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=KB;en-us;141858
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