when double click on the computer in workgroup nothing is display

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Guest

Hi guys,

I have windows xp professional. For some strange reason on my windows xp
professional i am unable to see shared folder when i double click on the
computer names in my workgroup. It does not give me any error messages. THe
window is just blank. Can anyone help me out here. I don't why this is
happening.

Ankit Shah
 
C

Chuck

Hi guys,

I have windows xp professional. For some strange reason on my windows xp
professional i am unable to see shared folder when i double click on the
computer names in my workgroup. It does not give me any error messages. THe
window is just blank. Can anyone help me out here. I don't why this is
happening.

Ankit Shah

Ankit,

Is your computer connected to the network? Can you ping other computers
successfully?

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?

Are the computers using a software firewall, that may need configuration?

If no help yet, check for a browser problem. 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>

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

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