How to install computer Browser service in windows 7 , XP & Server

How to install computer Browser service in windows 7 , XP & Server

Many system admins, Desktop Engineers & Technical people face the 

problem with computer browser service; when they go to services.msc 

& check for services they found that the service is not there or it's 

missing...

What is Computer Browser service is ? & why it is needed...

Computer Browser service to collect and display all computers

and other resources on the network.

For example, opening Network Neighborhood displays the list of 

computers, shared folders, and printers; the Computer Browser 

service manages this list. But if this service is not there then all this 

feature will not work.

OK Let's start installing Computer Browser Service.

Copy the code below

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser] 

"Type"=dword:00000020 

"Start"=dword:00000002 

"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001 

"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\ 

74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\ 

00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\ 

6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00 

"DisplayName"="Computer Browser" 

"DependOnService"=hex(7):4c,00,61,00,6e,00,6d,00,61,00,6e,00,57,00,6f,00,72,00,\ 

6b,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,74,00,69,00,6f,00,6e,00,00,00,4c,00,61,00,6e,00,6d,\ 

00,61,00,6e,00,53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,00,00 

"DependOnGroup"=hex(7):00,00 

"ObjectName"="LocalSystem" 

"Description"="Maintains an updated list of computers on the network and supplies this list to 

computers designated as browsers. If this service is stopped, this list will not be updated or 

maintained. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to 

start." 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters] 

"IsDomainMaster"="FALSE" 

"MaintainServerList"="Auto" 

"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\ 

00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\ 

62,00,72,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Security] 

"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\ 

00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\ 

00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\ 

05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,9d,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\ 

23,02,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,\ 

02,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,\ 

00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Enum] 

"0"="Root\\LEGACY_BROWSER\\0000" 

"Count"=dword:00000001 

"NextInstance"=dword:00000001