0x80004005 Error browsing network share

J

Jimmy

Hello,

I have a Windows Server 2003 domain and several Vista PC's and a couple of
XP PC's. There are some shared folders on the server and on several of the
PC's. Most of the PC shares are for media files. On two of the Vista machines
I'm running in to this problem on, I have recently upgraded to SP 1. However,
this issue was apparent before SP 1 as well (I was hoping to solve with SP 1).

Repro is:
Browse share: \\computername\share or even \\computername\C$
After some wait, prompted for password
Enter password and it says that those credentials were already tried
Click cancel to password prompt and get:

Windows cannot access \\computername\share
Under Diagnose button:
Error code: 0x80004005
Unspecified error

The target machines are on and I can access the internet and shared network
printer.

Here is the strange part:
I can go to the target machine and log on and I can access the source
machine I was just at.

Or, on the source machine, if I log out and back on, I can then access shares.

So, it seems that my credentials have somehow expired or something. Does
anyone know if this is something I need to address on the client or the
server and if so, what?

thanks!
 
R

Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)

It could be a 3rd party software. For troubleshooting, start the Vista with
the clean boot. Or this search result may help.

Error Code 0x80004005: problem is ...Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:24 am Post
subject: Error Code 0x80004005: problem is preventing windows from.. Reply
with quote ...
www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=3226&sid=a3b0cddd41da2b514e2643b568d73b68


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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
 
J

Jimmy

Hi Robert,

I did a fairly exhaustive search before posting here. This issue is
happening on three Vista machines and all were clean installs. I'm pretty
sure it has to do with some sort of login credential expiration or something
of that nature or maybe a DNS issue. Don't think it's related to any third
party applications.

Thanks.
 
M

Maarten Hennekam

I can access the server via ip-number but not via name. Dns and Wins are both set correctly. I can ping the server on name and get to it without problems. Just the explorer refuses to find this server....
 
G

Gordon

in message
I can access the server via ip-number but not via name. Dns and Wins are
both set correctly. I can ping the server on name and get to it without
problems. Just the explorer refuses to find this server....


You have the same problem as WHOM?

This is not a chat room, this is a Usenet Newsgroup. Please reply to the
thread, quote the post you are replying to and don't change the subject
line.

Thank you.
 
B

Bina

Gordon,

I couldn't stop loughing when reading your post - not a chat room ...._. I
think the poor chap simply clicked the wrong key on his news reader/client.
 
G

Gordon

Bina said:
Gordon,

I couldn't stop loughing when reading your post - not a chat room ...._. I
think the poor chap simply clicked the wrong key on his news
reader/client.

Interestingly his headers show NO client at all, so I have no idea what he
is posting with.....
 

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