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by thecomputerguy74

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I am trying to connect someone's laptop to their peer to peer network. I have installed NETBEUI on their laptop, and their NIC seems to be installed correctly and working fine, but Network Neighborhood is not installed, and I can't seem to share any folders or drives. Every time I attempt to do so, I get a message, "Cannot find Access Control List." I need to get his Nethood installed, and share his files properly. The existing network works fine. The question: What could cause this problem, and how do I correct it?

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by dmiles

Form Network Properties,Select Client,then select Microsoft,Instal Service,Microsoft Client for Networking,in the Primary Network Logon box should have Client for Microsoft,now click on the file and print sharing.Hope this Helps

by vertex

From where did you install the Netbeui if there is no Network Neighborhood? It could be that some components for network is missing. Try adding the required component from Control Panel's Add/Remove program.

by thecomputerguy74

It was installed from Control Panel>>Network. As far as I can see, all components from within Add/Remove programs are installed.

by bob

At this point I would start from scratch. From Device Manager in the System Control Panel I would uninstall the NIC. From the Network Control Panel I would delete all components and reboot the computer and reinstall the NIC drivers and the Network clients and protocols needed. Make sure that you install the same protocols as on the other machines.

by parbo

You might want to check these registry settings and see if you can force the icon to come back
Settings:
Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersionPolicies\Explorer]
Value Name: NoNetHood
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

If not i would go with the previous recomendation to remove the network components and reload them.

by siva_7777

you havent specified which o/s you are using if it is win98/95 then just re run the setup program with out making new partitions or doing any thing to data which makes that if some files got corrupt of lost by which you are getting the problem willbe re installed and there wont be any problem for you

if this also wont work then i say it is the problem with the NIC itself.

by jermila

I uninstalled Client For Microsoft Networks on my computer, and the Network Neighborhood icon disappeared from my desktop. However, if you go to the control panel you can click on the Networking applet if you need to re-install a service or protocol.

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