Computer browser in Windows 7?

[Yousuf Khan]

In earlier versions of Windows there was a utility called browstat.exe
available for download for determining computer browser problems. Is
this still available for Win 7 or has it been replaced by something else?

Specifically, I'd like to determine which computer on my network has
been elected master browser.

Yousuf Khan

 

[Yousuf Khan]

In earlier versions of Windows there was a utility called browstat.exe
available for download for determining computer browser problems. Is
this still available for Win 7 or has it been replaced by something else?

Specifically, I'd like to determine which computer on my network has
been elected master browser.

Yousuf Khan

Okay, I guess there were no takers on this question. Anyways, I found
the solution on my own, so if others need to look for this solution in
the future, I'll just put the link for it here.

http://scottiestech.info/2009/02/14/how-to-determine-the-master-browser-in-a-windows-workgroup/

Yousuf Khan

 

[Char Jackson]

Okay, I guess there were no takers on this question. Anyways, I found
the solution on my own, so if others need to look for this solution in
the future, I'll just put the link for it here.

http://scottiestech.info/2009/02/14/how-to-determine-the-master-browser-in-a-windows-workgroup/

Yousuf Khan

Thanks for posting the solution. I've never needed this information
myself, but who's to say I won't find a need for it next week?

 

[Yousuf Khan]

Thanks for posting the solution. I've never needed this information
myself, but who's to say I won't find a need for it next week?

It's used when you need to fix 8003 or 8004 error events in the system
log. Here's an example:

How to Fix Master Browser (MRxSmb) Event ID 8003 errors | HighTechDad Blog
http://www.hightechdad.com/2007/05/09/how-to-fix-master-browser-mrxsmb-event-id-8003-errors/

These problems occur on workgroup computers. I needed to find out if
there were any other computers were trying to become the master browser
in my network.

Yousuf Khan