Computers Near Me

W2K has a very useful facility("Computers Near Me")to display the computers on the local lan.
Can this facility be added to XP which does not have it?. Going via "My Network Places/Entire network/Microsoft Windows Network" takes minutes.(Why is this search so sloooow?) I know that links can be saved in "My Newtork Places" but this list does not indicate which ones are currently available.

Tags: windows, xp, software, networking, browse, lan

stuart_ray@...

11th Jan 2007

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yes,its hidden

Hide Computers Near Me in Network Places (Windows 2000/Me/XP)

This setting allows you to show or hide the computers listed Near Me in My Network Places
Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoComputersNearMe' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart for the changes to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
NoComputersNearMe REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\...

Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
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System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
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Value Name: NoComputersNearMe
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)

jamesatmaisonverre@...

11th Jan 2007