Cannot Browse Network

schacko · External Since: Jun 22, 2007 Posts: 3

I cannot browse my network. There is always a message that says "Windows is
unable to browse the network. There may be a number of reasons." I clicked
Help, but It didn't do so much help for me. My question yo you is. How to
overide this error message, and browse my home network?

Thanks

Ogg · External Since: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 33

When that happens, I just bypass Windows' broken "Network places"
completely. Instead, use "Run..." and enter the destination PC name there.
Eg. If the pc you are trying to connect to is named OTHER-PC, then the
Run.. line would look like: \\OTHER-PC

Also, instead of using "Network places", map your drives.

I find much more success using the two methods above.

"schacko" <schacko DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EBC88547-0E3D-4725-B0D1-6ECABF59AFA3@microsoft.com...
>I cannot browse my network. There is always a message that says "Windows is
> unable to browse the network. There may be a number of reasons." I clicked
> Help, but It didn't do so much help for me. My question yo you is. How to
> overide this error message, and browse my home network?
>
> Thanks

Steve Winograd [MVP] · External Since: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 19

In article <EBC88547-0E3D-4725-B0D1-6ECABF59AFA3 RemoveThis @microsoft.com>,
schacko <schacko RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I cannot browse my network. There is always a message that says "Windows is
>unable to browse the network. There may be a number of reasons." I clicked
>Help, but It didn't do so much help for me. My question yo you is. How to
>overide this error message, and browse my home network?
>
>Thanks

It can take up to 15 minutes after a computer starts up before network
browsing works. During that time, you should be able to access
another computer by typing the other computer's name in the Start |
Run box preceded by two backslash characters:

\\computer

If that doesn't work, here are two common reasons for the inability to
browse the network:

1. The network settings are configured for user-level access control,
which isn't available in a peer-to-peer network. Go to Control Panel
| Network, click the Access Control tab, and make sure that
share-level access control is selected.

2. The user isn't logged on. Is there a logon prompt when Windows
starts? If so, don't cancel it. Complete the logon by entering a
user name and, optionally, a password. If there's no logon prompt,
click Start | Log Off and log back on. If that makes network browsing
work properly, the most likely fix is to go to this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Network\Real Mode Net

and delete the value named "AutoLogon", as shown here:

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon

Please see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for more
information:

"Unable to Browse the Network" When You Click Network Neighborhood
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;260214

No Windows or Network Logon Dialog Box at Startup
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=KB;en-us;141858
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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