Network Places Browser Freezes, Search and Drive mapping OK

I have a Windows Me and two Windows 98 machines on a home
network with a Linksys switch/gateway. The internet works
on all 3 machines. Network Places works on the 98 machines.
But, on the Windows Me the Network Places explorer window
freezes as soon as I drill down and click on a file. I can
browse folders longer perhaps about six mouse clicks
before freeze up. This is very repeatable. If I go in and
search for the networked computer by name and then drill
down as before, it takes much longer for freeze up to
occur. If I map the remote drive, access across the
network seems to be unlimited (I can usually do this and
other things as only the Network Places window is frozen
not the whole computer). If I reboot, I can start over
with network places. I have checked various sites and none
seem to have any reference to this type of problem.


Jerry

There is no fix for this other than to map a network drive and do NOT drill
down through My Network Places.

If you map a network drive, the problem goes away every time.

Carey

"Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a Windows Me and two Windows 98 machines on a home
> network with a Linksys switch/gateway. The internet works
> on all 3 machines. Network Places works on the 98 machines.
> But, on the Windows Me the Network Places explorer window
> freezes as soon as I drill down and click on a file. I can
> browse folders longer perhaps about six mouse clicks
> before freeze up. This is very repeatable. If I go in and
> search for the networked computer by name and then drill
> down as before, it takes much longer for freeze up to
> occur. If I map the remote drive, access across the
> network seems to be unlimited (I can usually do this and
> other things as only the Network Places window is frozen
> not the whole computer). If I reboot, I can start over
> with network places. I have checked various sites and none
> seem to have any reference to this type of problem.