HELP - lost all LAN file/printer sharing

As of re-boots this morning, all 5 computers on my LAN fail to see each other
at all for file & printer sharing. Both Windows Explorer and Open dialog
boxes no longer show previously published/shared folder as Network Places,
and in drilling down through Entire Network -Microsoft Windows Network -
network group -> Win Exp or program with Open dial box go Nonresponsive for
approx 5 minutes.

Is this related to Tuesday's updates ? Is MS now sabotaging XP boxes to
encourage upgrades ?

Not seeing a Media Center question in there (the focus of this group), try
reposting in a more appropriate forum.

Offhand, sounds like a communications issue, have you checked you network
(routers/switch/etc..)?
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James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida

"DonJ_Austin" <> wrote in message
news:01934C46-4F0C-4B6C-9AA7-...
> As of re-boots this morning, all 5 computers on my LAN fail to see each
> other
> at all for file & printer sharing. Both Windows Explorer and Open dialog
> boxes no longer show previously published/shared folder as Network Places,
> and in drilling down through Entire Network -Microsoft Windows Network -
> network group -> Win Exp or program with Open dial box go Nonresponsive
> for
> approx 5 minutes.
>
> Is this related to Tuesday's updates ? Is MS now sabotaging XP boxes to
> encourage upgrades ?

=?Utf-8?B?RG9uSl9BdXN0aW4=?= <>
wrote in news:01934C46-4F0C-4B6C-9AA7-:

> As of re-boots this morning, all 5 computers on my LAN fail to see
> each other at all for file & printer sharing. Both Windows Explorer
> and Open dialog boxes no longer show previously published/shared
> folder as Network Places, and in drilling down through Entire Network
> -Microsoft Windows Network - network group -> Win Exp or program with
> Open dial box go Nonresponsive for approx 5 minutes.
>
> Is this related to Tuesday's updates ? Is MS now sabotaging XP boxes
> to encourage upgrades ?


Have you scanned for malicious software?
Sounds like you got bit with the same malware on all computers.

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