XP File Sharing/My network places

[CMF]

Hello, all.

Got a question. Little background; two Windows XP systems. Various levels of
Folder sharing turned on via the Sharing tab of the folder. After changing
the names of these computers to simplify the My Network Places descriptions,
I can see the new entries for the new computer names/folders, but the old
ones stay there as well. Why do they stay there? I've heard differing
opinions, but in my humble opinion the My Network Places should be dyamic
and show you what is there. Anyway, that is not real bad, I can delete the
old entries.

The real question here is, if I turn off sharing via the Share this folder
on the network selection on computer a, and go to computer b and delete the
entry for it, and then go back to computer a and turn the Share this folder
on the network tab again, it never will show up on the My Network Places on
Computer b. This works both directions on my computers. How do I make it
dynamically go out and find all the valid shared folders on the network? I
have tried toggling the 'Automatically search for network folders and
printers on the main Folder Options under Control Panel with no success.

Thanks in advance, and please let me know if you have any questions.

 

[SlowJet]

I did the same thing.
I changed the link names and the workgroup name.
The old would not go away.
I ran network Wizzard on all machines.
After this the network took it's sweet time to straighten out but eventually
the old name dropped and the new ones showed up.

To speed things along, click network, workgroup, and wait for computers to
show on right pain. If they don't show move on to the next computer and come
back to that one later.

May take a full "computer browser" service cycle of 72 min.

SJ

 

[CMF]

Thanks for your response, SJ.

I still have the issue of deletion; once a network resourse is manually
deleted under the My Network Places, it will not re-appear even if the
resource on the network computer has sharing and network visibility turned
back on. Any ideas on that?

I know the obvious question is why would you delete one, but from a testcase
perspective you try everything, and I tried this. To put it in a humorous
perspective, my 100 trained monkeys were on my computers trying to randomly
type the alphabet, and one of them inadvertantly deleted my network
connection. I want it to come back.

I have waited much longer than the 72 minute cycle; coming up on 72 hours
now.

Note: I can find it thru the View Network Computers selection; just not in
the My Network Places window.

Maury

 

[SlowJet]

On a computer called "computer-A"
you share a folder called "folder"
with a share name(comment) called "shared folder on computer A"

You don't control that from anywhere else on the net.
You don't delete from anywhere else or set it up anywhere else.

In 13 minutes or less it will show up in My Network Places on computer A as
"shared folder on computer A".

Now define a share on computer B.
It will show up in My Network Places on computer B

To make the shares show up on the other computers,
run the network wizzard on both computers starting with the ISP HOST
machine.

Ignore any old My Network Place names as they will disappear eventually.

After Network wizard, shutdown the client computer.
Re-boot the HOST.
Then start up the the client.

Expand(+) My Network places, Entrie Network, Microsoft Windows Netwotk,
Workgroup

When you can see the shared names there, then the new link names will appear
in the My Netork Places within 72 min. if the computer browser service is
running and the network is set up for File and print sharing and the FW has
the ports open and the NETBIOS protocol is not having id problems from the
Gateway DHCP / DSN sever (change nic's to NETBIOS over TCP/IP and get that
part over with.)

Do not delete a link of computer A's from computer B or visa versa.
do not delete compute A's link on comnputer A but go to shared folder and
change name or remove share.

SJ

 

[chuckenheimer]

PMJI, but you may care to view the following Registry key:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\WorkgroupCrawler\Shares]

Delete references there and the shared drives will re-populate the M
Network Places folder