Home Networking

[Guest]

I have Windows XP Home on one pc and Windows 2000 on another. I was able to
get both pc's to connect to the internet and now I want to create a home
network for file sharing. The network setup says I cannot configure these to
OS together. Is there any way for me to get around the basic setup wizard to
configure these two pc's on the same network for file sharing? Please Help!!

 

[Chuck]

I have Windows XP Home on one pc and Windows 2000 on another. I was able to
get both pc's to connect to the internet and now I want to create a home
network for file sharing. The network setup says I cannot configure these to
OS together. Is there any way for me to get around the basic setup wizard to
configure these two pc's on the same network for file sharing? Please Help!!

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?

Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?

Make sure that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest,
with Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window. Ensure that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run -
"control userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without
entering a new password.

And make sure there's no firewall interfering. Misconfigured firewalls are a
very common cause of problems.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Guest]

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?

Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?

Make sure that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest,
with Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window. Ensure that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run -
"control userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without
entering a new password.

And make sure there's no firewall interfering. Misconfigured firewalls are a
very common cause of problems.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

hi chuck,
thanks for the post. i checked all the settings and it's all there as you
suggested. i have also an xp and a win2k machine and can't access the win2k
from the xp. problem is the win2k. for test purposes i put the 2 machines in
2 different workgroups. i can see both groups from both pc's, but clicking on
the one which has the win2k pc shows nothing. when doing this from the xp i
get access denied. and even on the win2k machine itself i can't see it coming
up in its own workgroup that i created. are there some other ID settings that
prevent the machine from being visible?
thanks,
sascha

 

[Chuck]

hi chuck,
thanks for the post. i checked all the settings and it's all there as you
suggested. i have also an xp and a win2k machine and can't access the win2k
from the xp. problem is the win2k. for test purposes i put the 2 machines in
2 different workgroups. i can see both groups from both pc's, but clicking on
the one which has the win2k pc shows nothing. when doing this from the xp i
get access denied. and even on the win2k machine itself i can't see it coming
up in its own workgroup that i created. are there some other ID settings that
prevent the machine from being visible?
thanks,
sascha

Sascha,

Please start by putting both computers in one workgroup.

Make sure the browser service is running on only one of the computers. Control
Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and
the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable
the browser service (only the browser service) on the other computer.

After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power both computers off to
reset the browser settings on each. Once both computers have been powered off,
power them back on.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking about
Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305

You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers list the same master
browser.
For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx>

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Guest]

Sascha,

Please start by putting both computers in one workgroup.

Make sure the browser service is running on only one of the computers. Control
Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and
the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable
the browser service (only the browser service) on the other computer.

After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power both computers off to
reset the browser settings on each. Once both computers have been powered off,
power them back on.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking about
Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305

You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers list the same master
browser.
For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx>

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

hi chuck,
i tried what you said and turned off the browser on the 2000 machine. i can
access the home workgroup from both machines now, but i can only see the xp
machine in both cases (and access its shared folders). i tried by login in
with the guest account on the 2000 machine, but then i had no more access to
the workgroup. i also tried to turn off the server service on the 2000
machine, but that made no difference, so i turned that service back on. i
still can't see the 2000 machine (a laptop). btw, i have a d-link router and
the 2000 machine is a laptop connected wirelessly and the pc is xp connected
via ethernet. i configured the router ok so i can access the web with both
pcs.
- sascha

 

[Chuck]

hi chuck,
i tried what you said and turned off the browser on the 2000 machine. i can
access the home workgroup from both machines now, but i can only see the xp
machine in both cases (and access its shared folders). i tried by login in
with the guest account on the 2000 machine, but then i had no more access to
the workgroup. i also tried to turn off the server service on the 2000
machine, but that made no difference, so i turned that service back on. i
still can't see the 2000 machine (a laptop). btw, i have a d-link router and
the 2000 machine is a laptop connected wirelessly and the pc is xp connected
via ethernet. i configured the router ok so i can access the web with both
pcs.
- sascha

Sascha,

The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous, on both
computers. It needs a value of "0".
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember Win2K is NT V5.0, and WinXP
is NT V5.1.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

If that's not it, then you need to look at your firewalls on the computers.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Guest]

hi chuck,
i tried what you said and turned off the browser on the 2000 machine. i can
access the home workgroup from both machines now, but i can only see the xp
machine in both cases (and access its shared folders). i tried by login in
with the guest account on the 2000 machine, but then i had no more access to
the workgroup. i also tried to turn off the server service on the 2000
machine, but that made no difference, so i turned that service back on. i
still can't see the 2000 machine (a laptop). btw, i have a d-link router and
the 2000 machine is a laptop connected wirelessly and the pc is xp connected
via ethernet. i configured the router ok so i can access the web with both
pcs.
- sascha

Sascha,

The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous, on both
computers. It needs a value of "0".
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember Win2K is NT V5.0, and WinXP
is NT V5.1.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

If that's not it, then you need to look at your firewalls on the computers.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

Chuck,
the key on the 2000 machine was indeed set to 1 so i changed that in the
registry but it's jumping back to 1 after restart. the xp is set to 0 ok.
also, i'm not sure about the firewall settings on the 2000. i never used one
there except 3rd party and that's turned off. sorry for being dumb but i'm
pretty sure i've done everything they way you said it. i also tried another
xp laptop and it works fine, so the problem is definitely with the 2000
laptop.
- sascha

 

[Chuck]

:

:

I have Windows XP Home on one pc and Windows 2000 on another. I was able to
get both pc's to connect to the internet and now I want to create a home
network for file sharing. The network setup says I cannot configure these to
OS together. Is there any way for me to get around the basic setup wizard to
configure these two pc's on the same network for file sharing? Please Help!!

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?

Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?

Make sure that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest,
with Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window. Ensure that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run -
"control userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without
entering a new password.

And make sure there's no firewall interfering. Misconfigured firewalls are a
very common cause of problems.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>
hi chuck,
thanks for the post. i checked all the settings and it's all there as you
suggested. i have also an xp and a win2k machine and can't access the win2k
from the xp. problem is the win2k. for test purposes i put the 2 machines in
2 different workgroups. i can see both groups from both pc's, but clicking on
the one which has the win2k pc shows nothing. when doing this from the xp i
get access denied. and even on the win2k machine itself i can't see it coming
up in its own workgroup that i created. are there some other ID settings that
prevent the machine from being visible?
thanks,
sascha

Sascha,

Please start by putting both computers in one workgroup.

Make sure the browser service is running on only one of the computers. Control
Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and
the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable
the browser service (only the browser service) on the other computer.

After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power both computers off to
reset the browser settings on each. Once both computers have been powered off,
power them back on.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking about
Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305

You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers list the same master
browser.
For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx>
hi chuck,
i tried what you said and turned off the browser on the 2000 machine. i can
access the home workgroup from both machines now, but i can only see the xp
machine in both cases (and access its shared folders). i tried by login in
with the guest account on the 2000 machine, but then i had no more access to
the workgroup. i also tried to turn off the server service on the 2000
machine, but that made no difference, so i turned that service back on. i
still can't see the 2000 machine (a laptop). btw, i have a d-link router and
the 2000 machine is a laptop connected wirelessly and the pc is xp connected
via ethernet. i configured the router ok so i can access the web with both
pcs.
- sascha

Sascha,

The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous, on both
computers. It needs a value of "0".
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember Win2K is NT V5.0, and WinXP
is NT V5.1.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

If that's not it, then you need to look at your firewalls on the computers.

Chuck,
the key on the 2000 machine was indeed set to 1 so i changed that in the
registry but it's jumping back to 1 after restart. the xp is set to 0 ok.
also, i'm not sure about the firewall settings on the 2000. i never used one
there except 3rd party and that's turned off. sorry for being dumb but i'm
pretty sure i've done everything they way you said it. i also tried another
xp laptop and it works fine, so the problem is definitely with the 2000
laptop.
- sascha

Sascha,

The RA = 1 will definitely be a problem. Do you have any registry protection
programs running on the laptop? I can't think of any other reasons why it would
be "jumping back to 1 after restart".

Obviously we won't fix this immediately, but if you're patient and persistent we
can surely give it a good try.

Start by downloading HijackThis <http://www.tomcoyote.com/hjt/>. Create a
folder for it, say C:\HJT, and copy HJT there. Run it, generate a log, and copy
and paste the log into your next post.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Guest]

:

:

I have Windows XP Home on one pc and Windows 2000 on another. I was able to
get both pc's to connect to the internet and now I want to create a home
network for file sharing. The network setup says I cannot configure these to
OS together. Is there any way for me to get around the basic setup wizard to
configure these two pc's on the same network for file sharing? Please Help!!

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?

Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?

Make sure that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest,
with Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window. Ensure that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run -
"control userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without
entering a new password.

And make sure there's no firewall interfering. Misconfigured firewalls are a
very common cause of problems.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>
hi chuck,
thanks for the post. i checked all the settings and it's all there as you
suggested. i have also an xp and a win2k machine and can't access the win2k
from the xp. problem is the win2k. for test purposes i put the 2 machines in
2 different workgroups. i can see both groups from both pc's, but clicking on
the one which has the win2k pc shows nothing. when doing this from the xp i
get access denied. and even on the win2k machine itself i can't see it coming
up in its own workgroup that i created. are there some other ID settings that
prevent the machine from being visible?
thanks,
sascha

Sascha,

Please start by putting both computers in one workgroup.

Make sure the browser service is running on only one of the computers. Control
Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and
the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable
the browser service (only the browser service) on the other computer.

After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power both computers off to
reset the browser settings on each. Once both computers have been powered off,
power them back on.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking about
Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305

You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers list the same master
browser.
For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx>
hi chuck,
i tried what you said and turned off the browser on the 2000 machine. i can
access the home workgroup from both machines now, but i can only see the xp
machine in both cases (and access its shared folders). i tried by login in
with the guest account on the 2000 machine, but then i had no more access to
the workgroup. i also tried to turn off the server service on the 2000
machine, but that made no difference, so i turned that service back on. i
still can't see the 2000 machine (a laptop). btw, i have a d-link router and
the 2000 machine is a laptop connected wirelessly and the pc is xp connected
via ethernet. i configured the router ok so i can access the web with both
pcs.
- sascha

Sascha,

The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous, on both
computers. It needs a value of "0".
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember Win2K is NT V5.0, and WinXP
is NT V5.1.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

If that's not it, then you need to look at your firewalls on the computers.

Chuck,
the key on the 2000 machine was indeed set to 1 so i changed that in the
registry but it's jumping back to 1 after restart. the xp is set to 0 ok.
also, i'm not sure about the firewall settings on the 2000. i never used one
there except 3rd party and that's turned off. sorry for being dumb but i'm
pretty sure i've done everything they way you said it. i also tried another
xp laptop and it works fine, so the problem is definitely with the 2000
laptop.
- sascha

Sascha,

The RA = 1 will definitely be a problem. Do you have any registry protection
programs running on the laptop? I can't think of any other reasons why it would
be "jumping back to 1 after restart".

Obviously we won't fix this immediately, but if you're patient and persistent we
can surely give it a good try.

Start by downloading HijackThis <http://www.tomcoyote.com/hjt/>. Create a
folder for it, say C:\HJT, and copy HJT there. Run it, generate a log, and copy
and paste the log into your next post.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

Hi Chuck,
thank you for your patience. Here is the log. I should say this machine is a
5 year old work laptop but I have admin rights and don't use it for work
anymore as the laptops have been upgraded. So there's a lot of stuff on it:
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 02:38:28, on 17/04/2005
Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v5.51 SP2 (5.51.4807.2300)

Running processes:
C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINNT\MWW32\MANAGER\MWMDMSVC.EXE
C:\WINNT\MWW32\MANAGER\MWSSW32.EXE
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\avsynmgr.exe
C:\Mine\Programs\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\ptssvc.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\regsvc.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\MSTask.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\ScsiAccess.EXE
C:\WINNT\PCMSVC32.EXE
C:\WINNT\System32\snmp.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\WBEM\WinMgmt.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\mspmspsv.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\VsStat.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Vshwin32.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Avconsol.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\McShield\mcshield.exe
C:\WINNT\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINNT\system32\tp4serv.exe
C:\Program Files\PerotSystems\DeskCheck\DeskChk.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII\CMESys.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\msconfg.exe
C:\Program Files\BT Voyager 105 ADSL Modem\dslstat.exe
C:\Program Files\BT Voyager 105 ADSL Modem\dslagent.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nokia\Services\ServiceLayer.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nokia\NCLTools\NclTray.exe
C:\Mine\Programs\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\internat.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.EXE
C:\Mine\Programs\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Program Files\Plaxo\2.1.0.80\InstallStub.exe
C:\Program Files\D-Link AirPlus\AirPlus.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GMT.exe
C:\HJT\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings,ProxyOverride = 127.0.0.1
O2 - BHO: myBar BHO - {0494D0D1-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program
Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} -
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} -
C:\WINNT\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: &SearchBar - {0494D0D9-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} -
C:\Program Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Modem Update Reminder]
C:\WINNT\MWW32\manager\mwremind.exe autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TrackPointSrv] tp4serv.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UsrSetup] "C:\Program
Files\PerotSystems\RunOncePerUser\UsrSetup.EXE" -v
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DeskCheck] "C:\Program
Files\PerotSystems\DeskCheck\DeskChk.exe" /S
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] mobsync.exe /logon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CMESys] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII\CMESys.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINNT\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Microsoft Update] msconfg.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DSLSTATEXE] C:\Program Files\BT Voyager 105 ADSL
Modem\dslstat.exe icon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DSLAGENTEXE] C:\Program Files\BT Voyager 105 ADSL
Modem\dslagent.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ServiceLayer] C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Nokia\Services\ServiceLayer.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DataLayer] C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite
5\DataLayer\Application\DataLayer.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Nokia Tray Application] C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Nokia\NCLTools\NclTray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe"
-atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] C:\Mine\Programs\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Microsoft Update] msconfg.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [internat.exe] internat.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [H/PC Connection Agent] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.EXE"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Microsoft Update] msconfg.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [PlaxoUpdate] C:\Program
Files\Plaxo\2.1.0.80\InstallStub.exe -a
O4 - Global Startup: D-Link AirPlus.lnk = C:\Program Files\D-Link
AirPlus\AirPlus.exe
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O9 - Extra button: Create Mobile Favorite -
{2EAF5BB1-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MI3AA1~1\inetrepl.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {2EAF5BB2-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} -
C:\PROGRA~1\MI3AA1~1\inetrepl.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Create Mobile Favorite... -
{2EAF5BB2-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MI3AA1~1\inetrepl.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} -
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes0411.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger -
{4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program
Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes0411.dll
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} -
C:\WINNT\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links -
{c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINNT\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} -
C:\WINNT\System32\Shdocvw.dll
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {08BEF711-06DA-48B2-9534-802ECAA2E4F9} (PlxInstall Class) -
https://www.plaxo.com/down/release/PlaxoInstall.cab
O16 - DPF: {1D6711C8-7154-40BB-8380-3DEA45B69CBF} (Web P2P Installer) -
O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} -
http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52...apple.com/qt505/us/win/QuickTimeInstaller.exe
O16 - DPF: {6F750200-1362-4815-A476-88533DE61D0C} (Ofoto Upload Manager
Class) - http://www.ofoto.co.uk/downloads/BUM/BUM_WIN_IE_1/axofupld.cab
O16 - DPF: {B9191F79-5613-4C76-AA2A-398534BB8999} -
http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/suite/yautocomplete.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = ubsw.net
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = ubsw.net
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = ubsw.net
O23 - Service: AVSync Manager (AvSynMgr) - Unknown owner - C:\Program
Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\avsynmgr.exe
O23 - Service: Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service (dmadmin) -
VERITAS Software Corp. - C:\WINNT\System32\dmadmin.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service (iPodService) - Apple Computer, Inc. -
C:\Mine\Programs\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: McShield - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Network Associates\McShield\mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: ptssvc - KODAK - C:\Mine\Programs\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare
software\bin\ptssvc.exe
O23 - Service: ScsiAccess - Unknown owner - C:\WINNT\system32\ScsiAccess.EXE
O23 - Service: SMS Package Command Manager (SMS_PACKAGE_COMMAND_MANAGER_NT)
- Unknown owner - %WINDIR%\PCMSVC32.EXE (file missing)
O23 - Service: ThinkPad Modem Service (ThinkPadModemService) - IBM
Corporation - C:\WINNT\MWW32\MANAGER\MWMDMSVC.EXE

 

[Chuck]

:

:

:

I have Windows XP Home on one pc and Windows 2000 on another. I was able to
get both pc's to connect to the internet and now I want to create a home
network for file sharing. The network setup says I cannot configure these to
OS together. Is there any way for me to get around the basic setup wizard to
configure these two pc's on the same network for file sharing? Please Help!!

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?

Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?

Make sure that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest,
with Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window. Ensure that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run -
"control userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without
entering a new password.

And make sure there's no firewall interfering. Misconfigured firewalls are a
very common cause of problems.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

hi chuck,
thanks for the post. i checked all the settings and it's all there as you
suggested. i have also an xp and a win2k machine and can't access the win2k
from the xp. problem is the win2k. for test purposes i put the 2 machines in
2 different workgroups. i can see both groups from both pc's, but clicking on
the one which has the win2k pc shows nothing. when doing this from the xp i
get access denied. and even on the win2k machine itself i can't see it coming
up in its own workgroup that i created. are there some other ID settings that
prevent the machine from being visible?
thanks,
sascha

Sascha,

Please start by putting both computers in one workgroup.

Make sure the browser service is running on only one of the computers. Control
Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and
the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable
the browser service (only the browser service) on the other computer.

After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power both computers off to
reset the browser settings on each. Once both computers have been powered off,
power them back on.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking about
Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305

You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers list the same master
browser.
For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx>

hi chuck,
i tried what you said and turned off the browser on the 2000 machine. i can
access the home workgroup from both machines now, but i can only see the xp
machine in both cases (and access its shared folders). i tried by login in
with the guest account on the 2000 machine, but then i had no more access to
the workgroup. i also tried to turn off the server service on the 2000
machine, but that made no difference, so i turned that service back on. i
still can't see the 2000 machine (a laptop). btw, i have a d-link router and
the 2000 machine is a laptop connected wirelessly and the pc is xp connected
via ethernet. i configured the router ok so i can access the web with both
pcs.
- sascha

Sascha,

The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous, on both
computers. It needs a value of "0".
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember Win2K is NT V5.0, and WinXP
is NT V5.1.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

If that's not it, then you need to look at your firewalls on the computers.

Chuck,
the key on the 2000 machine was indeed set to 1 so i changed that in the
registry but it's jumping back to 1 after restart. the xp is set to 0 ok.
also, i'm not sure about the firewall settings on the 2000. i never used one
there except 3rd party and that's turned off. sorry for being dumb but i'm
pretty sure i've done everything they way you said it. i also tried another
xp laptop and it works fine, so the problem is definitely with the 2000
laptop.
- sascha

Sascha,

The RA = 1 will definitely be a problem. Do you have any registry protection
programs running on the laptop? I can't think of any other reasons why it would
be "jumping back to 1 after restart".

Obviously we won't fix this immediately, but if you're patient and persistent we
can surely give it a good try.

Start by downloading HijackThis <http://www.tomcoyote.com/hjt/>. Create a
folder for it, say C:\HJT, and copy HJT there. Run it, generate a log, and copy
and paste the log into your next post.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

Hi Chuck,
thank you for your patience. Here is the log. I should say this machine is a
5 year old work laptop but I have admin rights and don't use it for work
anymore as the laptops have been upgraded. So there's a lot of stuff on it:

Sascha,

There's a lot of bad stuff. This is not where you started, but you need to
cleanup a lot.

Definitely remove all the BAD stuff. If you don't know what Plaxo is, get rid
of it too. Do some Google or Yahoo searches if you wish, for details about
anything.

From the HijackThis main window, hit Config, and make sure that "Make
backups..." is checked. Then fix this stuff - see Steps 1 - 9 at end below.

BAD:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII\CMESys.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\msconfg.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\internat.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GMT.exe
O2 - BHO: myBar BHO - {0494D0D1-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program
Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &SearchBar - {0494D0D9-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program
Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CMESys] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII\CMESys.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Microsoft Update] msconfg.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Microsoft Update] msconfg.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Microsoft Update] msconfg.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [internat.exe] internat.exe
O16 - DPF: {1D6711C8-7154-40BB-8380-3DEA45B69CBF} (Web P2P Installer) -

QUESTIONABLE:
C:\Program Files\Plaxo\2.1.0.80\InstallStub.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [PlaxoUpdate] C:\Program Files\Plaxo\2.1.0.80\InstallStub.exe
-a
O16 - DPF: {08BEF711-06DA-48B2-9534-802ECAA2E4F9} (PlxInstall Class) -
https://www.plaxo.com/down/release/PlaxoInstall.cab

CnsMax X Internat.exe Added by the POINTEX TROJAN! Note - the real
internat.exe resides in %windir%\system (where %windir% is the Windows directory
- C:\Windows or C:\Winnt) whereas this version resides in %windir%
internat X internat.exe Added by the LYDRA-F TROJAN! Note - the
real internat.exe resides in %windir%\system (where %windir% is the Windows
directory - C:\Windows or C:\Winnt) whereas this version resides in %windir%
internat.exe N internat.exe Language selection icon in system tray
Internat.exe X internat.exe Added by the NETSNAKE TROJAN! Note - the
real internat.exe resides in %windir%\system (where %windir% is the Windows
directory - C:\Windows or C:\Winnt) and has a "?" icon wheras this version
resides in %windir% and has a ZIP icon
Windows Taskbar Manager X internat.exe Added by the PROTORIDE-H WORM!

These entries have been positively identified as malicious programs. In the
HijackThis program, place a check mark next to the following entries.

O2 - BHO: myBar BHO - {0494D0D1-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program
Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL
(Description: MyWay adware toolbar.)

O3 - Toolbar: &SearchBar - {0494D0D9-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program
Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL
(Description: MyBar/MyWay browser hijack toolbar.)

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CMESys] \"C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII\CMESys.exe\"
(Description: Part of Gator advertising spyware - see here for removal
instructions )

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Microsoft Update] msconfg.exe
(Description: Added as result of a Win32.Rbot.H WORM! infection )

O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Microsoft Update] msconfg.exe
(Description: Added as result of a Win32.Rbot.H WORM! infection )

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Microsoft Update] msconfg.exe
(Description: Added as result of a Win32.Rbot.H WORM! infection )

O16 - DPF: {1D6711C8-7154-40BB-8380-3DEA45B69CBF} (Web P2P Installer) -
(Description: Unknown hijacker.)



1) Press the "Fix checked" button. Then close HijackThis.

2) Then reboot your computer.

3) Delete the C:\Program Files\MyWay\ folder.

4) Delete the folder C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII\

5) Delete the file msconfg.exe which resides in C:\WINDOWS\System32\ or
C:\WINDOWS\System\

6) Empty your recycle bin.

7) Run Windows Update and install all critical updates.

8) Make sure your anti-virus program is up to date with the latest patches. If
you do not have an anti-virus program, download and install AVG Personal Edition
Anti-Virus, which is free.

9) Reboot one last time. Your PC should now be free from spyware!
We suggest that you run HijackThis again, just to make sure that none of the
entries that you removed suddenly reappeared. If they haven't, print out our
HijackThis log and put it somewhere safe. You can refer to it later if your PC
starts acting up.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Guest]

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?

Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?

Make sure that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest,
with Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
window. Ensure that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run -
"control userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without
entering a new password.

And make sure there's no firewall interfering. Misconfigured firewalls are a
very common cause of problems.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

Chuck,

Thanks for replying...I was able to check most of the requirements in your
first post but you and Sascha lost me along the way...everything u asked is
setup except I'm not sure if I have any shares setup...how do I check? All I
could do was get the internet up and running on both...couldn't get the home
networking setup to run on the w2k pc.

 

[Chuck]

Chuck,

Thanks for replying...I was able to check most of the requirements in your
first post but you and Sascha lost me along the way...everything u asked is
setup except I'm not sure if I have any shares setup...how do I check? All I
could do was get the internet up and running on both...couldn't get the home
networking setup to run on the w2k pc.

Leaf,

Sorry about that. I gather now that you and Sascha aren't the same person.
Usually I warn somebody who posts like Sascha about thread hijacking. DOHH.

Open a command window (Start - Run - "cmd"). Type "net share". Look at the
output - do you have any shares not ending in "$" (ie not "ADMIN$", "C$", or
similar)? With Windows XP, if a computer has no visible shares it won't show up
in Network Neighborhood, you have to have a share (not a $ - Administrative -
share). If you don't setup a share there's no reason to be in Network
Neighborhood.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Guest]

Leaf,

Sorry about that. I gather now that you and Sascha aren't the same person.
Usually I warn somebody who posts like Sascha about thread hijacking. DOHH.

Open a command window (Start - Run - "cmd"). Type "net share". Look at the
output - do you have any shares not ending in "$" (ie not "ADMIN$", "C$", or
similar)? With Windows XP, if a computer has no visible shares it won't show up
in Network Neighborhood, you have to have a share (not a $ - Administrative -
share). If you don't setup a share there's no reason to be in Network
Neighborhood.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

Leaf, Chuck,
really sorry about the hijack. Didn't know the etiquette. Shall I start a
new thread? I'm in the middle of backing everything up before continuing with
your instructions.
- Sascha

 

[Chuck]

Leaf, Chuck,
really sorry about the hijack. Didn't know the etiquette. Shall I start a
new thread? I'm in the middle of backing everything up before continuing with
your instructions.
- Sascha

Sascha,

A new thread would be a good idea. At least once, I had to hunt just a bit for
your thread, when collapsed it showed as Leaf. Post here one last time with
title of new thread, then we can continue.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Guest]

Sascha,

A new thread would be a good idea. At least once, I had to hunt just a bit for
your thread, when collapsed it showed as Leaf. Post here one last time with
title of new thread, then we can continue.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

Hi Chuck, I started new thread 'XP/Win2k Network problem'
- sascha

 

[Guest]

Leaf,

Sorry about that. I gather now that you and Sascha aren't the same person.
Usually I warn somebody who posts like Sascha about thread hijacking. DOHH.

Open a command window (Start - Run - "cmd"). Type "net share". Look at the
output - do you have any shares not ending in "$" (ie not "ADMIN$", "C$", or
similar)? With Windows XP, if a computer has no visible shares it won't show up
in Network Neighborhood, you have to have a share (not a $ - Administrative -
share). If you don't setup a share there's no reason to be in Network
Neighborhood.


Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

Chuck,

I did the "net share" command and the Share Docs doesn't have the $ sign.
When I go into my network places my xp pc is there which has share docs
enabled. Would the cmd command only show $ sign once the other pc(w2k) is
connected? I went through the home network setup again on the xp and it still
has file sharing enabled. Don't I have to configure the w2k pc b4 it will
show up under my network places?