Subj : Re: Browser forced an election on network?
To   : Randall Parker
From : Brian Hall
Date : Fri Mar 23 2001 07:50 am

From: Brian Hall <bdhall1313@spamcop.net>

Randall Parker wrote:

> Running NT4 SP5 on this particular machine and had just updated from
> SP3 to SP5 (going higher shortly). I see this as an event in my event
> log.
>
> Event ID 8033
> Source BROWSER
> Type Information
> Category None
> The browser has forced an election on network \Device\NwlnkNb because
> a master browser was stopped.
>
> What the heck does that mean?

It doesn't mean web browser. The network neighborhood type stuff is called the 
browser service.

> And why on boot-up did my machine try to dial out my modem? I don't
> have auto-dial enabled.

Calling home? <g>

Brian

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