On one of my PC running Windows 2000, and under Administrative Tools /
Services the service "Computer Browser" is missing. All my other Windows XP
and Windows 2000 PCs have this service. In addition this Windows 2000 PC
which is missing this "Computer Browser" service is "Unable to Find the
Network". I believe there is a connection. Is there a way to add this
service, and if so how?
Thanks for any help.
Ted
Copy and paste the below into a new text file, rename it "Browser.reg"
Double-click it to enter it into the registry, then reboot.
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser]
"Type"=dword:00000020
"Start"=dword:00000002
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00
"DisplayName"="Computer Browser"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):4c,00,61,00,6e,00,6d,00,61,00,6e,00,57,00,6f,00,72,00,\
6b,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,74,00,69,00,6f,00,6e,00,00,00,4c,00,61,00,6e,00,6d,\
00,61,00,6e,00,53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,00,00
"DependOnGroup"=hex(7):00,00
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Description"="Maintains an updated list of computers on the network and supplies this list to
computers designated as browsers. If this service is stopped, this list will not be updated or
maintained. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to
start."
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters]
"IsDomainMaster"="FALSE"
"MaintainServerList"="Auto"
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
62,00,72,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,9d,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
23,02,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,\
02,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_BROWSER\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001
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