Can't See Other Computers On Network

I have a home network that connects 4 machines: two XP-Home desktops, an
XP-Home laptop, and a WinME laptop. They are all sharing an internet
connection through a NetGear wireless router. The three XP machines are all
connect to the router by Cat. 5 cable; the WinMe machine connects through a
wireless link.

My problem is, when I am on the WinMe machine, I cannot see any of the other
computers, or even the workgroup (MSHOME) that I have them all in.

When I am on one of the XP desktops, I can see the WinMe computer as a part
of this workgroup. I also can map the hard drive on the WinMe as a network
drive on the XP desktop, and I can read and write on the WinME machine from
the XP desktop.

When I try to go the other way -- mapping a drive on the XP desktop from the
WinMe machine, a get an error telling me that the WinMe machine is not
logged on to a network.

I can access the Internet from the WinME machine just fine.

I have verified that the WinME machine has a unique name, and has the same
workgroup (MSHOME) as the other computers. I have tried this with and
without a firewall running on the WinME machine.

Does anyone have any idea of what I need to do to get the WinME machine to
"officially" log on to the network?

Thanks in advance,

David Benson
(Please reply to newstroup -- return address is munged.)

David,

I have a similar post which is currently right next to
yours in the newsgroup.

Just curious if you were to go to Start->Logoff and logoff
(even though you're not logged in, you'll still get a
logoff option), then (assuming you get a logon prompt at
this point) login as any user.

Are you then able to access network resources? If so,
then your problem is essentially the same one that I
posted (Subject: Cannot get a Logon Prompt at boot time)

I am quite anxious to know the fix to this too.


>-----Original Message-----
>I have a home network that connects 4 machines: two XP-
Home desktops, an
>XP-Home laptop, and a WinME laptop. They are all sharing
an internet
>connection through a NetGear wireless router. The three
XP machines are all
>connect to the router by Cat. 5 cable; the WinMe machine
connects through a
>wireless link.
>
>My problem is, when I am on the WinMe machine, I cannot
see any of the other
>computers, or even the workgroup (MSHOME) that I have
them all in.
>
>When I am on one of the XP desktops, I can see the WinMe
computer as a part
>of this workgroup. I also can map the hard drive on the
WinMe as a network
>drive on the XP desktop, and I can read and write on the
WinME machine from
>the XP desktop.
>
>When I try to go the other way -- mapping a drive on the
XP desktop from the
>WinMe machine, a get an error telling me that the WinMe
machine is not
>logged on to a network.
>
>I can access the Internet from the WinME machine just
fine.
>
>I have verified that the WinME machine has a unique name,
and has the same
>workgroup (MSHOME) as the other computers. I have tried
this with and
>without a firewall running on the WinME machine.
>
>Does anyone have any idea of what I need to do to get the
WinME machine to
>"officially" log on to the network?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>David Benson
>(Please reply to newstroup -- return address is munged.)
>
>
>.
>

David,

I just found a fix from a reply to someone's earlier
post. It involves deleting a registry value. I just
tried it and it worked.

Check out this page:

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

Robert

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"David W. Benson, Jr." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a home network that connects 4 machines: two XP-Home desktops, an
> XP-Home laptop, and a WinME laptop. They are all sharing an internet
> connection through a NetGear wireless router. The three XP machines are
all
> connect to the router by Cat. 5 cable; the WinMe machine connects through
a
> wireless link.
>
> My problem is, when I am on the WinMe machine, I cannot see any of the
other
> computers, or even the workgroup (MSHOME) that I have them all in.
>
> When I am on one of the XP desktops, I can see the WinMe computer as a
part
> of this workgroup. I also can map the hard drive on the WinMe as a
network
> drive on the XP desktop, and I can read and write on the WinME machine
from
> the XP desktop.
>
> When I try to go the other way -- mapping a drive on the XP desktop from
the
> WinMe machine, a get an error telling me that the WinMe machine is not
> logged on to a network.
>
> I can access the Internet from the WinME machine just fine.
>
> I have verified that the WinME machine has a unique name, and has the same
> workgroup (MSHOME) as the other computers. I have tried this with and
> without a firewall running on the WinME machine.
>
> Does anyone have any idea of what I need to do to get the WinME machine to
> "officially" log on to the network?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> David Benson
> (Please reply to newstroup -- return address is munged.)
>
>

Thanks for the link, Robert. That worked!

David


"Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:009f01c3d93e$af236cc0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> David,
>
> I just found a fix from a reply to someone's earlier
> post. It involves deleting a registry value. I just
> tried it and it worked.
>
> Check out this page:
>
> http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon
>
> Robert
>
>

>-----Original Message-----
>I have a home network that connects 4 machines: two XP-
Home desktops, an
>XP-Home laptop, and a WinME laptop. They are all sharing
an internet
>connection through a NetGear wireless router. The three
XP machines are all
>connect to the router by Cat. 5 cable; the WinMe machine
connects through a
>wireless link.
>
>My problem is, when I am on the WinMe machine, I cannot
see any of the other
>computers, or even the workgroup (MSHOME) that I have
them all in.
>
>When I am on one of the XP desktops, I can see the WinMe
computer as a part
>of this workgroup. I also can map the hard drive on the
WinMe as a network
>drive on the XP desktop, and I can read and write on the
WinME machine from
>the XP desktop.
>
>When I try to go the other way -- mapping a drive on the
XP desktop from the
>WinMe machine, a get an error telling me that the WinMe
machine is not
>logged on to a network.
>
>I can access the Internet from the WinME machine just
fine.
>
>I have verified that the WinME machine has a unique name,
and has the same
>workgroup (MSHOME) as the other computers. I have tried
this with and
>without a firewall running on the WinME machine.
>
>Does anyone have any idea of what I need to do to get the
WinME machine to
>"officially" log on to the network?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>David Benson
>(Please reply to newstroup -- return address is munged.)
>
>
>.IM TOLD THAT WIN ME IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH XP ON THE
NETWORK. I CANT EVEN SETUP REMOTE ASSISTANCE BETWEEN XP
AND WINME. IM NOT EVEN ABLE TO UPGRADE FROM WINME TO XP .
>

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;177078

"DULIN911" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0aa701c3df05$4e69c150$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I have a home network that connects 4 machines: two XP-
> Home desktops, an
> >XP-Home laptop, and a WinME laptop. They are all sharing
> an internet
> >connection through a NetGear wireless router. The three
> XP machines are all
> >connect to the router by Cat. 5 cable; the WinMe machine
> connects through a
> >wireless link.
> >
> >My problem is, when I am on the WinMe machine, I cannot
> see any of the other
> >computers, or even the workgroup (MSHOME) that I have
> them all in.
> >
> >When I am on one of the XP desktops, I can see the WinMe
> computer as a part
> >of this workgroup. I also can map the hard drive on the
> WinMe as a network
> >drive on the XP desktop, and I can read and write on the
> WinME machine from
> >the XP desktop.
> >
> >When I try to go the other way -- mapping a drive on the
> XP desktop from the
> >WinMe machine, a get an error telling me that the WinMe
> machine is not
> >logged on to a network.
> >
> >I can access the Internet from the WinME machine just
> fine.
> >
> >I have verified that the WinME machine has a unique name,
> and has the same
> >workgroup (MSHOME) as the other computers. I have tried
> this with and
> >without a firewall running on the WinME machine.
> >
> >Does anyone have any idea of what I need to do to get the
> WinME machine to
> >"officially" log on to the network?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >David Benson
> >(Please reply to newstroup -- return address is munged.)
> >
> >
> >.IM TOLD THAT WIN ME IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH XP ON THE
> NETWORK. I CANT EVEN SETUP REMOTE ASSISTANCE BETWEEN XP
> AND WINME. IM NOT EVEN ABLE TO UPGRADE FROM WINME TO XP .
> >

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"DULIN911" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0aa701c3df05$4e69c150$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I have a home network that connects 4 machines: two XP-
> Home desktops, an
> >XP-Home laptop, and a WinME laptop. They are all sharing
> an internet
> >connection through a NetGear wireless router. The three
> XP machines are all
> >connect to the router by Cat. 5 cable; the WinMe machine
> connects through a
> >wireless link.
> >
> >My problem is, when I am on the WinMe machine, I cannot
> see any of the other
> >computers, or even the workgroup (MSHOME) that I have
> them all in.
> >
> >When I am on one of the XP desktops, I can see the WinMe
> computer as a part
> >of this workgroup. I also can map the hard drive on the
> WinMe as a network
> >drive on the XP desktop, and I can read and write on the
> WinME machine from
> >the XP desktop.
> >
> >When I try to go the other way -- mapping a drive on the
> XP desktop from the
> >WinMe machine, a get an error telling me that the WinMe
> machine is not
> >logged on to a network.
> >
> >I can access the Internet from the WinME machine just
> fine.
> >
> >I have verified that the WinME machine has a unique name,
> and has the same
> >workgroup (MSHOME) as the other computers. I have tried
> this with and
> >without a firewall running on the WinME machine.
> >
> >Does anyone have any idea of what I need to do to get the
> WinME machine to
> >"officially" log on to the network?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >David Benson
> >(Please reply to newstroup -- return address is munged.)
> >
> >
> >.IM TOLD THAT WIN ME IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH XP ON THE
> NETWORK. I CANT EVEN SETUP REMOTE ASSISTANCE BETWEEN XP
> AND WINME. IM NOT EVEN ABLE TO UPGRADE FROM WINME TO XP .
> >