Missing Entire Network Icon

G

Guest

I have a very remote user on an XP pro SP2 box. She accesses My Network
Places and says that the Entire Network icon is missing. I can't seem to find
anything in the KB articles. Any ideas?
 
G

Guest

Linn,

Is the "Client for Microsoft Networks" enabled in local area connection
properties?
 
S

Steve Winograd [MVP]

"Linn said:
I have a very remote user on an XP pro SP2 box. She accesses My Network
Places and says that the Entire Network icon is missing. I can't seem to find
anything in the KB articles. Any ideas?

Whether there's an Entire Network icon may depend on how you view My
Network Places.

When I click the My Network Places icon on the desktop or the Start
menu, there's no Entire Network icon in the window that appears.

When I run Windows Explorer, click My Network Places in the left pane,
and then click View | Refresh, the Entire Network icon appears in the
left pane, but not in the right one. I can drag the Entire Network
icon from the left pane onto the desktop and then access it directly
from the desktop.

I don't know whether this behavior is a feature or a bug. :)

I recommend dragging/dropping other frequently-used icons (workgroups,
computers, shared disks/folders) from My Network Places to the
desktop, too. Accessing a network resource directly from a desktop
icon is faster and more reliable than browsing through My Network
Places.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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P

PeterM

I got the network icon, by changing my property on the taskbar to Classic
view, and boom, I had a Network icon. Try it and you will too.........Peter
 

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