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Workgroup is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this network resourceI have two computers as follows:
Desktop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, ethernet connection to Netgear router Laptop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, wireless connection to Netgear router Followed all instructions in http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030 on both systems Both systems have same workgroup name, user name and password User is adminstrator Both systems can ping each other Neither system can see the workgroup in My Network Places/View Workgroup computers Any ideas? TIA Andrew More information ...
The laptop displays its own shared folders - e.g. \\LAPTOP\Shared Docs. There is no error message but the PC is not listed. The PC displays the error message "Workgroup is not accessible etc..." and nothing at all is listed, not even its own shared folders. Show quoteHide quote "Andrew" <no_way@forget_it.com> wrote in message news:%23gPnofOUHHA.388@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I have two computers as follows: > > Desktop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, ethernet connection to Netgear > router > Laptop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, wireless connection to Netgear router > > Followed all instructions in > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030 on both > systems > Both systems have same workgroup name, user name and password > User is adminstrator > Both systems can ping each other > Neither system can see the workgroup in My Network Places/View Workgroup > computers > > Any ideas? > > TIA > Andrew > > > In article <#gPnofOUHHA.***@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, "Andrew"
<no_way@forget_it.com> wrote: Show quoteHide quote >I have two computers as follows: As you can see from reading this news group, lots of people have> >Desktop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, ethernet connection to Netgear router >Laptop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, wireless connection to Netgear router > >Followed all instructions in >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030 on both >systems >Both systems have same workgroup name, user name and password >User is adminstrator >Both systems can ping each other >Neither system can see the workgroup in My Network Places/View Workgroup >computers > >Any ideas? > >TIA >Andrew trouble with network browsing through My Network Places. In my opinion, My Network Places is inherently unreliable, and I recommend not using it. You can spend a lot of time troubleshooting it, but I don't think it's worth the effort. Instead try accessing the other computer directly, by typing the other computer's name in the Start > Run box in this format: \\computer You can also create a desktop shortcut to the other computer, specifying the location of the item as: \\computer If those methods don't work either, something else is wrong. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Perfect. Worked first time in both directions. Thank you.
Which sort of raises the question - obviously it isn't that hard to network if you press the right keys - so why hasn't Microsoft fixed the "My Network Places" problem? It's a bad sad when an MVP recommends not using it. Andrew Show quoteHide quote "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcma***@mvps.org> wrote in message news:pof8t25ii9f08qm7lfcker6v9nk6bg9bnh@4ax.com... > In article <#gPnofOUHHA.***@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, "Andrew" > <no_way@forget_it.com> wrote: >>I have two computers as follows: >> >>Desktop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, ethernet connection to Netgear >>router >>Laptop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, wireless connection to Netgear router >> >>Followed all instructions in >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030 on both >>systems >>Both systems have same workgroup name, user name and password >>User is adminstrator >>Both systems can ping each other >>Neither system can see the workgroup in My Network Places/View Workgroup >>computers >> >>Any ideas? >> >>TIA >>Andrew > > As you can see from reading this news group, lots of people have > trouble with network browsing through My Network Places. In my > opinion, My Network Places is inherently unreliable, and I recommend > not using it. You can spend a lot of time troubleshooting it, but I > don't think it's worth the effort. > > Instead try accessing the other computer directly, by typing the other > computer's name in the Start > Run box in this format: > > \\computer > > You can also create a desktop shortcut to the other computer, > specifying the location of the item as: > > \\computer > > If those methods don't work either, something else is wrong. > -- > Best Wishes, > Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) > > Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group > for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions > addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. > > Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com In article <eQtCh7SUHHA.5***@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, "Andrew"
<no_way@forget_it.com> wrote: Show quoteHide quote >>>I have two computers as follows: You're welcome, Andrew. >>> >>>Desktop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, ethernet connection to Netgear >>>router >>>Laptop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, wireless connection to Netgear router >>> >>>Followed all instructions in >>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030 on both >>>systems >>>Both systems have same workgroup name, user name and password >>>User is adminstrator >>>Both systems can ping each other >>>Neither system can see the workgroup in My Network Places/View Workgroup >>>computers >>> >>>Any ideas? >>> >>>TIA >>>Andrew >> >> As you can see from reading this news group, lots of people have >> trouble with network browsing through My Network Places. In my >> opinion, My Network Places is inherently unreliable, and I recommend >> not using it. You can spend a lot of time troubleshooting it, but I >> don't think it's worth the effort. >> >> Instead try accessing the other computer directly, by typing the other >> computer's name in the Start > Run box in this format: >> >> \\computer >> >> You can also create a desktop shortcut to the other computer, >> specifying the location of the item as: >> >> \\computer >> >> If those methods don't work either, something else is wrong. > >Perfect. Worked first time in both directions. Thank you. >Which sort of raises the question - obviously it isn't that hard to network I think that Microsoft's network development and testing efforts are>if you press the right keys - so why hasn't Microsoft fixed the "My Network >Places" problem? It's a bad sad when an MVP recommends not using it. focused on domains (which they use internally and their biggest customers use), not workgroups. >Andrew Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)-- Best Wishes, Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve-
I tried your recommendation (\\"computer-name") in both directions, but it popped up an error: "The network path was not found." RCLO Show quoteHide quote "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcma***@mvps.org> wrote in message news:pof8t25ii9f08qm7lfcker6v9nk6bg9bnh@4ax.com... > In article <#gPnofOUHHA.***@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, "Andrew" > <no_way@forget_it.com> wrote: >>I have two computers as follows: >> >>Desktop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, ethernet connection to Netgear >>router >>Laptop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, wireless connection to Netgear router >> >>Followed all instructions in >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030 on both >>systems >>Both systems have same workgroup name, user name and password >>User is adminstrator >>Both systems can ping each other >>Neither system can see the workgroup in My Network Places/View Workgroup >>computers >> >>Any ideas? >> >>TIA >>Andrew > > As you can see from reading this news group, lots of people have > trouble with network browsing through My Network Places. In my > opinion, My Network Places is inherently unreliable, and I recommend > not using it. You can spend a lot of time troubleshooting it, but I > don't think it's worth the effort. > > Instead try accessing the other computer directly, by typing the other > computer's name in the Start > Run box in this format: > > \\computer > > You can also create a desktop shortcut to the other computer, > specifying the location of the item as: > > \\computer > > If those methods don't work either, something else is wrong. > -- > Best Wishes, > Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) > > Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group > for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions > addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. > > Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Now there is nothing in my workgroup either. I am getting farther and
farther from restoring the capability I once had with 3 computers able to share files, to 2 not longer seeing each other and now an empty workgroup. I have already posted multiple times greater details of my troubles, so no need to here, except to say that the wrorsened situation is a result of trying to follow general suggestion to go to links for help rather than anything specific to the case at hand. -- Show quoteHide quoteRobirdman "Rich Olson" wrote: > Steve- > > I tried your recommendation (\\"computer-name") in both directions, but it > popped up an error: "The network path was not found." > > RCLO > > > "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcma***@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:pof8t25ii9f08qm7lfcker6v9nk6bg9bnh@4ax.com... > > In article <#gPnofOUHHA.***@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, "Andrew" > > <no_way@forget_it.com> wrote: > >>I have two computers as follows: > >> > >>Desktop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, ethernet connection to Netgear > >>router > >>Laptop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, wireless connection to Netgear router > >> > >>Followed all instructions in > >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030 on both > >>systems > >>Both systems have same workgroup name, user name and password > >>User is adminstrator > >>Both systems can ping each other > >>Neither system can see the workgroup in My Network Places/View Workgroup > >>computers > >> > >>Any ideas? > >> > >>TIA > >>Andrew > > > > As you can see from reading this news group, lots of people have > > trouble with network browsing through My Network Places. In my > > opinion, My Network Places is inherently unreliable, and I recommend > > not using it. You can spend a lot of time troubleshooting it, but I > > don't think it's worth the effort. > > > > Instead try accessing the other computer directly, by typing the other > > computer's name in the Start > Run box in this format: > > > > \\computer > > > > You can also create a desktop shortcut to the other computer, > > specifying the location of the item as: > > > > \\computer > > > > If those methods don't work either, something else is wrong. > > -- > > Best Wishes, > > Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) > > > > Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group > > for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions > > addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. > > > > Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com > > > I tried the //computer name but I received the message "The network path was
not found". How do I fixed this. It sure is hard using Windows XP!!! -- Show quoteHide quotebye "Robirdman" wrote: > Now there is nothing in my workgroup either. I am getting farther and > farther from restoring the capability I once had with 3 computers able to > share files, to 2 not longer seeing each other and now an empty workgroup. I > have already posted multiple times greater details of my troubles, so no need > to here, except to say that the wrorsened situation is a result of trying to > follow general suggestion to go to links for help rather than anything > specific to the case at hand. > -- > Robirdman > > > "Rich Olson" wrote: > > > Steve- > > > > I tried your recommendation (\\"computer-name") in both directions, but it > > popped up an error: "The network path was not found." > > > > RCLO > > > > > > "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcma***@mvps.org> wrote in message > > news:pof8t25ii9f08qm7lfcker6v9nk6bg9bnh@4ax.com... > > > In article <#gPnofOUHHA.***@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, "Andrew" > > > <no_way@forget_it.com> wrote: > > >>I have two computers as follows: > > >> > > >>Desktop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, ethernet connection to Netgear > > >>router > > >>Laptop, XP Pro SP2 with all updates, wireless connection to Netgear router > > >> > > >>Followed all instructions in > > >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318030 on both > > >>systems > > >>Both systems have same workgroup name, user name and password > > >>User is adminstrator > > >>Both systems can ping each other > > >>Neither system can see the workgroup in My Network Places/View Workgroup > > >>computers > > >> > > >>Any ideas? > > >> > > >>TIA > > >>Andrew > > > > > > As you can see from reading this news group, lots of people have > > > trouble with network browsing through My Network Places. In my > > > opinion, My Network Places is inherently unreliable, and I recommend > > > not using it. You can spend a lot of time troubleshooting it, but I > > > don't think it's worth the effort. > > > > > > Instead try accessing the other computer directly, by typing the other > > > computer's name in the Start > Run box in this format: > > > > > > \\computer > > > > > > You can also create a desktop shortcut to the other computer, > > > specifying the location of the item as: > > > > > > \\computer > > > > > > If those methods don't work either, something else is wrong. > > > -- > > > Best Wishes, > > > Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) > > > > > > Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group > > > for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions > > > addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. > > > > > > Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program > > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com > > > > > > 
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