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More info?)
I got the network icon, by changing my property on the taskbar to Classic
view, and boom, I had a Network icon. Try it and you will too.........Peter
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:t999c1h0l2lo0i5fa9vhvnvea1h95sjd14@4ax.com...
> In article <CF6E4A84-9815-44BA-8334-E8C31270C81C@microsoft.com>, "Linn
> Allen" <LinnAllen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>I have a very remote user on an XP pro SP2 box. She accesses My Network
>>Places and says that the Entire Network icon is missing. I can't seem to
>>find
>>anything in the KB articles. Any ideas?
>
> Whether there's an Entire Network icon may depend on how you view My
> Network Places.
>
> When I click the My Network Places icon on the desktop or the Start
> menu, there's no Entire Network icon in the window that appears.
>
> When I run Windows Explorer, click My Network Places in the left pane,
> and then click View | Refresh, the Entire Network icon appears in the
> left pane, but not in the right one. I can drag the Entire Network
> icon from the left pane onto the desktop and then access it directly
> from the desktop.
>
> I don't know whether this behavior is a feature or a bug.
>
> I recommend dragging/dropping other frequently-used icons (workgroups,
> computers, shared disks/folders) from My Network Places to the
> desktop, too. Accessing a network resource directly from a desktop
> icon is faster and more reliable than browsing through My Network
> Places.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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