Known in Windows95/98/NT4 as “Network Neighborhood”, it requires in Windows 2000
first to select on the Desktop:
My Network Places
 | From “My Network Places“, we find the equivalent of “Network Neighborhood“ as “Computers Near Me“. ( Note: if you make a logon to a domain server, there will be no “Computer Near Me” displayed”) As long as “File and Printer Sharing” is active on the system, your system has to be displayed (in this example: “C500”), even if you have not yet shared anything. But what about other computers on the network (I am missing my old system called P120_HOME) ? |
 | Nothing ? Lets use the link to “Search for Computers“ (the Windoes 2000 equivalent of the Win95/98/NT4 “Find”/”Computer”) |
 | Search for “P120_HOME” finds the other computer on the network, in the “Location” NT4_T300, which is the name of the workgroup. (So, is Location a new word for Workgroup ? ) |
 | The workgroup, to which your system belongs, is defined in the Properties of “My Computer”, Tab: Network Identification”. By default, the name of the workgroup is “WORKGROUP“ To change it, click on the button “Properties“ |
 | This is the location to define/change: – Computer name – Member of Domain or Workgroup – Domain/Workgroup Name |
 | a new windows pops up, welcoming you in the new workgroup. Changing the name of the Workgroup |
 | requires still to reboot your system for the change to take effect. |
 | The dialog-box will show the reminder, that a reboot is required. |
After the reboot, “Computers Near Me” shows all systems on my workgroup “NT4_T300”
and its available resources::
Note: due to the “Administrative Share“, NT4 and Windows 2000 systems will always be
displayed, however Windows 95 and Windows98 systems will ONLY be shown, if they have
“File and Printer Sharing” installed and SOMETHING (a disk, a folder or a printer) shared.
– Defining Disk-Sharing in Windows95
– Defining Disk-Sharing in Windows NT4
– Defining Disk-Sharing in Windows 2000
