When I click on "Network" in win7, it is taking an extreme amount of time to populate the computer list. This same thing happens when browsing to map a network drive, the browse dialog comes up but the cursor just sits and spins. I've seen numerous posts about this problem but no real answer. Can any please help?

Hi SteveJ292, Step 1: Check if the issue persists in Safe Mode with Networking. Safe Mode with Networking: Starts Windows in safe mode and includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet or other computers on your network.Refer this link to boot into Safe Mode with Networking:Start your computer in safe modehttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Start-your-computer-in-safe-modeAlso refer:Advanced startup options (including safe mode)http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode Step 2:Try running the Network Troubleshooter and see if it fixes the issue:If your computer is having problems connecting to the Internet, or to other computers on a network, try using one of the networking troubleshooters to fix the problem.Refer this link to do the same:Open networking troubleshootershttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-networking-troubleshootersAdditional information on:Troubleshoot problems with computers not appearing on the network maphttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-problems-with-computers-not-appearing-on-the-network-mapNote: This article applies to Windows 7 as well.Regards,Divya R – Microsoft Support.

Hi SteveJ292, Step 1: Check if the issue persists in Safe Mode with Networking. Safe Mode with Networking: Starts Windows in safe mode and includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet or other computers on your network.Refer this link to boot into Safe Mode with Networking:Start your computer in safe modehttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Start-your-computer-in-safe-modeAlso refer:Advanced startup options (including safe mode)http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode Step 2:Try running the Network Troubleshooter and see if it fixes the issue:If your computer is having problems connecting to the Internet, or to other computers on a network, try using one of the networking troubleshooters to fix the problem.Refer this link to do the same:Open networking troubleshootershttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-networking-troubleshootersAdditional information on:Troubleshoot problems with computers not appearing on the network maphttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-problems-with-computers-not-appearing-on-the-network-mapNote: This article applies to Windows 7 as well.Regards,Divya R – Microsoft Support.

Hi SteveJ292, Step 1: Check if the issue persists in Safe Mode with Networking. Safe Mode with Networking: Starts Windows in safe mode and includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet or other computers on your network.Refer this link to boot into Safe Mode with Networking:Start your computer in safe modehttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Start-your-computer-in-safe-modeAlso refer:Advanced startup options (including safe mode)http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode Step 2:Try running the Network Troubleshooter and see if it fixes the issue:If your computer is having problems connecting to the Internet, or to other computers on a network, try using one of the networking troubleshooters to fix the problem.Refer this link to do the same:Open networking troubleshootershttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-networking-troubleshootersAdditional information on:Troubleshoot problems with computers not appearing on the network maphttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-problems-with-computers-not-appearing-on-the-network-mapNote: This article applies to Windows 7 as well.Regards,Divya R – Microsoft Support.

Tried both solutions with no luck. One thing I have noticed is that when I click "Network", the time that it is taking is because it's looking for every computer that has a connection to our network. For example, I see computers from my domain, all the workgroups we have created, all the workgroups our vendor's have created for their devices, vendor domains that are remotely attached to our network. It is pulling EVERYTHING, not just the domain I'm authenticated to. Is there are way to limit Win 7 to just browse the currently authenticated domain and not the whole world that has a connection to our network?

Tried both solutions with no luck. One thing I have noticed is that when I click "Network", the time that it is taking is because it's looking for every computer that has a connection to our network. For example, I see computers from my domain, all the workgroups we have created, all the workgroups our vendor's have created for their devices, vendor domains that are remotely attached to our network. It is pulling EVERYTHING, not just the domain I'm authenticated to. Is there are way to limit Win 7 to just browse the currently authenticated domain and not the whole world that has a connection to our network?

Tried both solutions with no luck. One thing I have noticed is that when I click "Network", the time that it is taking is because it's looking for every computer that has a connection to our network. For example, I see computers from my domain, all the workgroups we have created, all the workgroups our vendor's have created for their devices, vendor domains that are remotely attached to our network. It is pulling EVERYTHING, not just the domain I'm authenticated to. Is there are way to limit Win 7 to just browse the currently authenticated domain and not the whole world that has a connection to our network?

Hi, Does the symptom occur on other Windows 7 machine in the same network? If you turn on Network Discovery option, Windows 7 will detect most of the machines in the network folder expect that certain machine is turned off or it is not in the same subnet. To improve the performance, please try the following steps. 1. Temporarily turn off firewall and antivirus program on the machine. 2. Upgrade the NIC driver to the latest one. If the issue persists, please also refer to the following article: slow network folder list Thanks, Novak

Screw Microsoft. I discovered the solution in 2005 with XP, and I'm refraining to apply it to win& since it is a registry fix I can't miss with. The problem is in God damn Windows behavior. It is a BUG meant by DESIGN. The filthy DESIGN assumes that whenever you connect to a network share - whatever the remote end is - your client OS will try looking for shared printers and/or assigned scheduled tasks to INHERIT!!! This TRY is extremely costly and can be disabled by this reg-fix: ___________________________ REGEDIT4 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}] ___________________________ So, again: SCREW Microsoft. Any news on Windows7?M.K.

Screw Microsoft. I discovered the solution in 2005 with XP, and I'm refraining to apply it to win& since it is a registry fix I can't miss with. The problem is in God damn Windows behavior. It is a BUG meant by DESIGN. The filthy DESIGN assumes that whenever you connect to a network share - whatever the remote end is - your client OS will try looking for shared printers and/or assigned scheduled tasks to INHERIT!!! This TRY is extremely costly and can be disabled by this reg-fix: ___________________________ REGEDIT4 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}] ___________________________ So, again: SCREW Microsoft. Any news on Windows7?M.K.

Screw Microsoft. I discovered the solution in 2005 with XP, and I'm refraining to apply it to win& since it is a registry fix I can't miss with. The problem is in God damn Windows behavior. It is a BUG meant by DESIGN. The filthy DESIGN assumes that whenever you connect to a network share - whatever the remote end is - your client OS will try looking for shared printers and/or assigned scheduled tasks to INHERIT!!! This TRY is extremely costly and can be disabled by this reg-fix: ___________________________ REGEDIT4 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}] ___________________________ So, again: SCREW Microsoft. Any news on Windows7?M.K.

It's all about netbios.....it will always be slow and unpredictable! DON'T use it! Disable it in TCP/IP settings. You can also disable the computer browser service ;-) Connect directly to IP<->IP. You kan add the hostname/IP mapping in "C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"

It's all about netbios.....it will always be slow and unpredictable! DON'T use it! Disable it in TCP/IP settings. You can also disable the computer browser service ;-) Connect directly to IP<->IP. You kan add the hostname/IP mapping in "C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"

It's all about netbios.....it will always be slow and unpredictable! DON'T use it! Disable it in TCP/IP settings. You can also disable the computer browser service ;-) Connect directly to IP<->IP. You kan add the hostname/IP mapping in "C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"

On my week old Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium machine I experience VERY slow browsing of network drives. I've tried EVERY proposed solution I could find in every nook and cranny of the internet forums from disabling this and that service to Safe Booting to Clean Booting with only the barest minimum of Microsoft services running, etc., etc., etc... NOTHING makes any difference! NOTHING. I have an XP machine next to my Windows 7 machine on the same network, using the same router, and browsing the same network drive. It populates network folder lists from nearly instantly to 10 seconds depending on the number of files in the folders. The Windows 7 machine on the other hand takes from 30 seconds up to MINUTES to populate the same exact folders. I've also tried multiple network adapters and a different router to no effect. I see that many many others across the internet have this same problem with Windows 7 and not once have I seen a Microsoft employee respond with a valid solution. Add to this the other well documented bug where file listings do not refresh after you delete a file. My first impression of Windows 7 is not good.