Re: Computer Browser service question?

From: JP Breton (jpbreton_at_videotron.ca)
Date: 05/16/05 

Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 10:15:33 -0400

I knew that.

Computer Browser
The browser service is used to maintain the list of PCs you see in Network
Neighborhood. This is normally a server function. A home user can set this
to Manual.

Can I disable it on my workstation in a network environnement?

Any suggestion?

Thanks

JP

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> The browser service is used to maintain the list of PCs you see in
> Network Neighborhood.
>
> Description of the Microsoft Computer Browser Service
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=188001
>
> Disable unnecessary services to improve workstations performance
> http://is-it-true.org/nt/utips/utips76.shtml
>
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> "JP Breton" wrote:
>
> | We are in the process of migrating from Windows 2000 to Windows XP SP2.
> |
> | In the XP SP2 doucmentation , I noticed that computer browser service in
> set
> | to Automatic by default.
> |
> | We are runnig a Win2000 AD domain network.
> |
> | Why is the computer browser is set to Automatic in WinXP SP2?
> | Can I disable it only on my XP machine?
> |
> | Thanks
> |
> | JP
> |
> |
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