'My network Places' comes and goes on my start menu

WinXp machine, having trouble keeping 'MyNetworkPlaces' (MNP) visible on my
START menu. Connection is via netgear router to cable modem and I can
access the internet. Everytime I loose "MNP", I can't share with other
computer on network. Question: What exactly happens to make MNP visible or
not be visible.? TIA

On Tue, 30 May 2006 14:23:25 -0400, "Mike G" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>WinXp machine, having trouble keeping 'MyNetworkPlaces' (MNP) visible on my
>START menu. Connection is via netgear router to cable modem and I can
>access the internet. Everytime I loose "MNP", I can't share with other
>computer on network. Question: What exactly happens to make MNP visible or
>not be visible.? TIA

Mike,

The contents of MNP are provided by the browser. A master browser conflict
could produce a problem like this. Look at "browstat status", "ipconfig /all",
"net config server", and "net config workstation", from each computer, the next
time you see this problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow
instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp

What do you do to make MNP visible again?

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

It seems now that after I have repeated the setup process a couple of times,
configured the firewall both soft and hard, MNP is back again and has been
stable now for two days.


"Chuck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 30 May 2006 14:23:25 -0400, "Mike G" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>WinXp machine, having trouble keeping 'MyNetworkPlaces' (MNP) visible on
>>my
>>START menu. Connection is via netgear router to cable modem and I can
>>access the internet. Everytime I loose "MNP", I can't share with other
>>computer on network. Question: What exactly happens to make MNP visible
>>or
>>not be visible.? TIA
>
> Mike,
>
> The contents of MNP are provided by the browser. A master browser
> conflict
> could produce a problem like this. Look at "browstat status", "ipconfig
> /all",
> "net config server", and "net config workstation", from each computer, the
> next
> time you see this problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and
> follow
> instructions precisely (download browstat!):
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp
>
> What do you do to make MNP visible again?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.