Network items getting lost in Explorer/Network menu

When this happens next time, check in Main PC if "Computer Browser" service is started. Run: services.msc to get to services.

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Also, see if this will help Windows 7 Network Discovery Issue

Thanks for the quick reply GokAy

Don't know if this matters, but I just checked that an while it is started (btw, all network items are showing at the moment) it is set for its startup type to manual.

Should it be set to Automatic?

Oh also GokAy

If I run the program you showed above (Complete Internet Repair), should I run it with only the options you showed checked?

Thanks again.

Mine is set to manual too. Lets see if it will turn to stopped when network stops refreshing.

I doubt you would need others, they are mostly for Web browsing.

OK will do.

Will hold off on the other stuff too so as to better ID the issue.

Will report back as to how things go, but as its working now, it might be awhile.

Some times I loose it quickly, sometimes is has even gone as long as a week.

Thanks for the help.

Hello GokAy, don't know if you are still monitoring this thread, but just thought I would post that so far (an its been about 2 weeks now), since doing the few things we discussed, I haven't lost the Network items.

Basically I never ran the program you linked for me, but what I did was switch the "Computer Browser" service to Automatic start, as well then from the thread you linked, I also did the same for DNS Client, Function Discovery Resource Publication, SSDP Discovery, and UPnP Device Host services.

For all of these they were set to manual, which I think is the default, an then also to mention, they were all shown as started.

To add that I did switch things a few times back an fourth with the Computer Browser service.

Over all I just mention that an the others an their points I started with as I wonder if while they were set for this an maybe even reading it, perhaps there was some issue where one or all of them weren't really working fully, an that perhaps switching back an fourth might have fix that.

Anyway, kind hard to do as we spoke which was to check if any were not running when I had a loss as it hasn't happened since.

I very much hope it stays this way an can't really say if its fixed perm, but this has been the longest it has stayed fixed for awhile...so thought I would post to inform you an any others in case it might help, as well to say thank you very much for the help that you gave.

Hey there, I do get an email when someone posts in the thread even though I don't actively check it. Great to hear everything is going alright. Of course you don't need to run the repair program as long as we have other options. And to be honest I don't know why I suggested it in first post :) I usually resort to it as a final step or the poster already tried all I would think of.

You can mark this as solved (green button at top or bottom) for now and if you have this issue again just mark it unsolved.
Thanks for letting us know!

Hello GokAy

Hopefully you are still subscribed to this post, as just as one would figure, not long after making the post that this was fixed, it happened again.

I went through some of the stuff we talked about, an for all the services I mentioned, they were all shown as running.

Note currently it has been not working for many days now.

Been spending the day running check disk an SFC /Scannow, an have two errors left, but will get to that later as I don't think are relevant as they seem to be with something with shellstyle.dll an Aero, which I don't use btw. But to say, that hasn't fixed anything.

But one thing to talk about is I was looking at Event Viewer, an have found that the following started happening on the same day I lost things.


Warning Event: ID: 8201: The browser service was unable to retrieve a list of servers from the browser master \\MEDIAPC on the network \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{39DF96A9-ACA6-40A1-8D5A-084EB01D5FF6}.

Browser master: \\MEDIAPC
Network: \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{39DF96A9-ACA6-40A1-8D5A-084EB01D5FF6}

This event may be caused by a temporary loss of network connectivity. If this message appears again, verify that the server is still connected to the network. The return code is in the Data text box.

...an

Error Event: ID: 8032: The browser service has failed to retrieve the backup list too many times on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{39DF96A9-ACA6-40A1-8D5A-084EB01D5FF6}. The backup browser is stopping.

Not that I know what much of that means, but is clearly related to the Browser Service an it not being able to do something. Have seen it happening since the day I lost things, an seems to be focused around the times I started the PC.

So does any of that mean any thing to you?

Thanks for any help

Do you get these while MEDIAPC running or shutdown? If running, it may be a firewall issue. Try disabling it. Which firewall you are using?