JSI Tip 3044. Windows 2000 browse list problems?

When you double-click My Network Places in Windows 2000, an incomplete browse list is displayed.

Computers that do NOT have File and Print Sharing enabled do NOT appear in the browse list.

If a Windows 2000 domain controller has File and Print Sharing disabled, Windows 2000-based computers that try to use the browse list receive Event ID 8032:

             The browser service has failed to retrieve the backup list too many times on transport
             \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_\{XXXXXXX-9F03-42B2-AB84-12EEEFD572E9\}. The backup browser is stopping.

A Windows 2000 client that tries to browse My Network Places my receive:

             Event Type: Error
             Event Source: BROWSER
             Event Category: None
             Event ID: 8032
             Date: 2/16/2000
             Time: 10:22:31 AM
             User: N/A
             Computer: <ComputerName>
             Description: The browser service has failed to retrieve the backup list too many times
             on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_\{XXXXXXX-9F03-42B2-AB84-12EEEFD572E9\}.
             The backup browser is stopping.
             Data: 0000: 0000007a

On a Windows 2000 DC that has File and Print Sharing disabled:

             Event Type: Error
             Event Source: Server
             Event Category: None
             Event ID: 2504
             Date: 2/16/2000
             Time: 11:59:22 AM
             User: N/A
             Computer: <ComputerName>
             Description: The server could not bind to the transport
             \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_\{XXXXXXX-F096-4E5C-A847-F8F095C45053\}. 
             Data: 0000: aa 05 00 00

             Event Type: Error
             Event Source: Server
             Event Category: None
             Event ID: 2505
             Date: 2/16/2000
             Time: 11:59:31 AM
             User: N/A
             Computer: <ComputerName>
             Description: The server could not bind to the transport \Device\NetbiosSmb because
             another computer on the network has the same name. The server could not start. 
             Data: 0000: 34 00 00 00 4...

When File and Print Sharing is disabled or not installed, the Server service does NOT bind to the NetBios interface. If the computer becomes a backup browser, it is unable to share out the browse list to clients.

Any computer that is to be included in a browse list must have File and Print Sharing enabled.

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