Master Browser server announcement ?

[Guest]

I am getting the following event log. Based on this, am I being accessed by
another computer?

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MRxSmb
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8003
Date: 7/9/2006
Time: 5:18:46 AM
User: N/A
Computer: YOUR-119C5395BF
Description:
The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer
YOUR-96FC0AA548 that believes that it is the master browser for the domain on
transport NetBT_Tcpip_{08E93E3A-BC0. The master browser is stopping or an
election is being forced.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

It definitely is not an indication that your computer is being attacked. It
has to do with how Microsoft computers collect and distribute the browse
list which is what you see when you view My Network Places which is the job
of the Master Browser. Apparently another computer believes it should be the
Master Browser and an election is being forced. This often happens if a
computer with a newer or server operating system is being started up and
connected to the network. For instance if you have a Windows 98/ME/2000
computer that is Master Browser and you startup an XP computer the XP
computer will want to be the Master Browser. --- Steve

 

[Guest]

thanks for the info Steve.

I have another issue that still concerns me with the "Owner" account. While
this accoutn doesn't show up on the account manager it does still show up
when I look at the system properties under the user profiles. It also shows
this user as signing on in the following event:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: WinMgmt
Event Category: None
Event ID: 63
Date: 7/10/2006
Time: 10:02:52 PM
User: YOUR-119C5395BF\Owner
Computer: YOUR-119C5395BF
Description:
A provider, OffProv11, has been registered in the WMI namespace,
Root\MSAPPS11, to use the LocalSystem account. This account is privileged
and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not correctly
impersonate user requests.

I cannot access the Owner account to delete it of to limit it's privileges.
Is this a problem and if so, what can I do?

 

[Steven L Umbach]

I am not familiar with that Event ID and below is about all I could find at
http://www.eventid.net on that.

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=63&eventno=1885&source=WinMgmt&phase=1

If you are using XP Home then read the KB article at the link below that may
explain what you are seeing in regards to the owner account and how to
resolve the problem. I rarely use XP Home and can never remember seeing an
account called owner in XP Pro.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=312131