Home network problem

[Confused User]

I have two computers on a home network running through a router. Both
computers are running xp home sp1. Both computers can connect to the
internet just fine but one of the computers is having trouble accessing the
network. On one, I can open explorer and go to "My network places" and I can
see that computer and the other computer listed, but I cannot access the
other computer.



On the other computer, when I try the same thing, it gets to "My Network
Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows Network" I click on that, to bring
up MSHOME and it runs for a while before it finally shows up, then when I
click on that, it says that mshome is not accessible and that I should talk
to the admin.



I have run the network setup wizard on both computers and added both IP
addresses to the firewalls running on both computers. I have also turned off
the firewall that comes with windows. I would sure appreciate a solution to
this problem.


Duncan

 

[Guest]

I have pretty much the same problem so if you ever find a fix let me know.
I've tried everything I could think of with no luck.

Ken

 

[jeffrey]

Hi,

On your primary computer, try restarting the browse master, on the other
computer turn off the browse master. It should be located in the admin
tools> services. That might solve the problem.

Jeff

 

[Guest]

I know this takes some time but just to let you know I was able to fix my
similar problem by: 1 - backup your files you want to keep. 2 - do a full
install with format and setup your network. 3 - Install antivirus then
spyware and adware protection. 4 - install SP! or 2. It takes some time but
it solved my problem

Ken