"Bill Haines" <b_hai***@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>I have a 3 computer network within a workgroup. Recently I tried to
> switch one machine off to save energy. When I do this, the remaining 2
> computers become inaccessible to each other via
> "My Network Places" > "Entire Network" > "Microsoft Windows Network" >
> <"Work Group Name">, though desktop shortcuts to folders on remote
> machines remain functional.
>
> How can I keep my remaining network places accessible when I switch
> one of the workgroup PCs off?
> TIA
> --
> Bill Haines

"Bill Haines" <b_hai***@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 05:46:07 -0400, "Richard G. Harper"
> <rghar***@email.com> wrote:
>
>>I suspect this is a master browser issue - in a workgroup setting, since
>>there are no domain controllers to keep a list of available workstations
>>on
>>the network one computer will become the master browser and maintain a
>>list
>>of workstations.  When a computer is started up or shut down an election
>>will be forced to select a new master browser:
>>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188001
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q102878/
>>http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/cnet/cnfi_brs_oynw.asp
>>
>>If you wait fifteen minutes the network should settle out and browsing
>>should work again.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> It may well be a master browser issue as you suggest but after 15
> minutes and even many hours, access to other machines via My Network
> Places is painfully sluggish and ultimately unsuccessful. Perhaps
> there is something preventing the selection of a new master browser on
> one of the remaining machines.
> --
> Bill Haines

>In article <lpirc2prula05ofmr86sr4ss7h0j0od***@4ax.com>, Bill Haines
><b_hai***@privacy.net> wrote:
>>I have a 3 computer network within a workgroup. Recently I tried to
>>switch one machine off to save energy. When I do this, the remaining 2
>>computers become inaccessible to each other via
>>"My Network Places" > "Entire Network" > "Microsoft Windows Network" >
>><"Work Group Name">, though desktop shortcuts to folders on remote
>>machines remain functional.
>>
>>How can I keep my remaining network places accessible when I switch
>>one of the workgroup PCs off?
>>TIA
>
>Waiting 15 minutes or so after shutting off the first computer might
>solve the problem.  However, Network browsing through My Network
>Places is so unreliable in Windows XP that I recommend not using it at
>all.

>On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:29:34 -0600, "Steve Winograd [MVP]"
><bcma***@mvps.org> wrote:
>
>>In article <lpirc2prula05ofmr86sr4ss7h0j0od***@4ax.com>, Bill Haines
>><b_hai***@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>I have a 3 computer network within a workgroup. Recently I tried to
>>>switch one machine off to save energy. When I do this, the remaining 2
>>>computers become inaccessible to each other via
>>>"My Network Places" > "Entire Network" > "Microsoft Windows Network" >
>>><"Work Group Name">, though desktop shortcuts to folders on remote
>>>machines remain functional.
>>>
>>>How can I keep my remaining network places accessible when I switch
>>>one of the workgroup PCs off?
>>>TIA
>>
>>Waiting 15 minutes or so after shutting off the first computer might
>>solve the problem.  However, Network browsing through My Network
>>Places is so unreliable in Windows XP that I recommend not using it at
>>all.
>
>I understand what you're saying here but it's sad to lose access via
>the GUI route, especially when the cause seems to be so clearly
>associated with simply switching off of one of the network computers.
>
>>To access another computer directly, without using My Network Places,
>>you can use a desktop shortcut, or you can type the other computer's
>>name in the Start | Run box in this format:
>>
>>   \\computer
>
>Thanks, I'll use this method, though reluctantly, as I feel that such
>an important part of the Win XP interface should be reliable, or at
>least fixable when it fails.