Vista - Unable to turn Network Discovery On

12-01-2007

Hi,

I have searched all over and can't seem to find an answer to my issue. I
have a Dell XPS Gen4 running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. When I go into
the Network and Sharing Center the following radio buttons are off - network
discovery, file sharing, public folder sharing, printer sharing, password
protected sharing, media sharing.

When I try to turn on any of the functions except password protected sharing
I get the following message - "The specified service does not exist as an
installed service."

I don't have clue why this is happening, but I would sure appreciate any
help you might have on this one.

I have a laptop running Vista Premium and I had no issues with these settings.

I will note that Vista was installed as an upgrade from XP Media Center
Edition...I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.

Thanks in advance,

Bill

12-02-2007

There may be a conflict. Any errors in the Event Viewer? Or try to start the
Vista clean boot.

Troubleshooting Vista with clean bootHow to run Windows OS with a clean
....How to run Windows OS with a clean boot ... when you cannot determine the
cause of the issue, you may run Windows Safe ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=778

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Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
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How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
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"BigDogBill" <BigDogBill@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Hi,
>
> I have searched all over and can't seem to find an answer to my issue. I
> have a Dell XPS Gen4 running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. When I go
> into
> the Network and Sharing Center the following radio buttons are off -
> network
> discovery, file sharing, public folder sharing, printer sharing, password
> protected sharing, media sharing.
>
> When I try to turn on any of the functions except password protected
> sharing
> I get the following message - "The specified service does not exist as an
> installed service."
>
> I don't have clue why this is happening, but I would sure appreciate any
> help you might have on this one.
>
> I have a laptop running Vista Premium and I had no issues with these
> settings.
>
> I will note that Vista was installed as an upgrade from XP Media Center
> Edition...I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bill

12-01-2007	#1 (permalink)
BigDogBill n/a posts	Unable to turn Network Discovery On Hi, I have searched all over and can't seem to find an answer to my issue. I have a Dell XPS Gen4 running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. When I go into the Network and Sharing Center the following radio buttons are off - network discovery, file sharing, public folder sharing, printer sharing, password protected sharing, media sharing. When I try to turn on any of the functions except password protected sharing I get the following message - "The specified service does not exist as an installed service." I don't have clue why this is happening, but I would sure appreciate any help you might have on this one. I have a laptop running Vista Premium and I had no issues with these settings. I will note that Vista was installed as an upgrade from XP Media Center Edition...I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. Thanks in advance, Bill
My System Specs

12-02-2007	#2 (permalink)
Robert L. \(MS-MVP\) n/a posts	Re: Unable to turn Network Discovery On There may be a conflict. Any errors in the Event Viewer? Or try to start the Vista clean boot. Troubleshooting Vista with clean bootHow to run Windows OS with a clean ....How to run Windows OS with a clean boot ... when you cannot determine the cause of the issue, you may run Windows Safe ... http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=778 -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "BigDogBill" <BigDogBill@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F12E7986-F9DD-4AB8-B9FD-DFEDBFA08A42@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > I have searched all over and can't seem to find an answer to my issue. I > have a Dell XPS Gen4 running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. When I go > into > the Network and Sharing Center the following radio buttons are off - > network > discovery, file sharing, public folder sharing, printer sharing, password > protected sharing, media sharing. > > When I try to turn on any of the functions except password protected > sharing > I get the following message - "The specified service does not exist as an > installed service." > > I don't have clue why this is happening, but I would sure appreciate any > help you might have on this one. > > I have a laptop running Vista Premium and I had no issues with these > settings. > > I will note that Vista was installed as an upgrade from XP Media Center > Edition...I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. > > Thanks in advance, > > Bill
My System Specs

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