Empty "My Network Places" after SP2 update?

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Ross M. Greenberg

My daughter's laptop was working like a champ: I was able to transfer files
across a network move to a machine and from her machine without a problem.
All through My Network Places. Then I upgraded to SP2. Now I can not
access her machine from my machine, nor access my machine from her machine.
My Network Places shows up entirely empty. How do I get things like Entire
Network back?

Thanks.

Ross
 
Ross said:
My daughter's laptop was working like a champ: I was able to
transfer files across a network move to a machine and from her
machine without a problem. All through My Network Places. Then I
upgraded to SP2. Now I can not access her machine from my machine,
nor access my machine from her machine. My Network Places shows up
entirely empty. How do I get things like Entire Network back?
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Have you checked the firewall settings?
 
Ross M. Greenberg said:
My daughter's laptop was working like a champ: I was able to transfer
files across a network move to a machine and from her machine without a
problem. All through My Network Places. Then I upgraded to SP2. Now I
can not access her machine from my machine, nor access my machine from her
machine. My Network Places shows up entirely empty. How do I get things
like Entire Network back?

Thanks.

Ross
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Make sure your drivers are still OK for your "Network adapters". Try running
one of the "Network Tasks" found on the left side of the "My Network Places"
window. Wireless? Try the "Set a wireless network for home or small
business" etc.
 
Ross said:
My daughter's laptop was working like a champ: I was able to transfer
files across a network move to a machine and from her machine without
a problem.
All through My Network Places. Then I upgraded to SP2. Now I can not
access her machine from my machine, nor access my machine from her
machine.
My Network Places shows up entirely empty. How do I get things like
Entire Network back?
Click to expand...

Service Pack 2 automatically enables the Windows Firewall. Run the
Network Setup Wizard, choosing to share files and reboot. If you aren't
running a third-party firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm
Protection" (like Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're
fine. If you have third-party firewall software disable the WF and
configure the third-party firewall to allow the Local Area Network
traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an IP
range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would
substitute your correct subnet.

Malke
 
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