Can't run MBSA. Insufficient services?

[Will]

I am having trouble running MBSA. I run XP Pro + SP1 on a
standalone PC connected via ethernet to broadband.

If I provide the computer name then I get a message saying:

"Unable to scan all computers"
my-home\my-pc (Unknown IP) Computer not found."

If I provide the IP address I get a message saying:

"Unable to scan all computers
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx : Computer not found."

where the xxx's have the correct value for my IP address.


The MBSA help text says:

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The following are the requirements for a computer to be scanned
remotely by the tool:

....

The following services must be enabled: Server service, Remote
Registry service, and File & Print Sharing.
Please see article 303215 for more information on these services.

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Unfortunately article 303215 does not seem to exist any longer.
What are the names of the services in the services menu that
corespond to these:

Server service
Remote Registry service
File & Print Sharing

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Hi,

You may want to post your question to the MBSA newsgroup:

microsoft.public.security.baseline_analyzer