Stopping a Win 2000 server winning browser elections 1

[eddysteenbergen]

Hi - We have two win 2000 member servers in a Windows NT domain (with NT domain controllers). We want to stop the W2K servers winning browser elections, but still be browsers. We have tried this registry fiddle:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\MaintainServerList="No"
but the browser service then refuses to start. Our backup s/w relies on the browser service.

Is there a way to stop the Win 2000 server winning browser elections, without killing their browser service?
Eddy Steenbergen
Team Leader Internal Systems
Corporate IT
Dept Primary Industries Water and Environment
Tasmania, Australia
ph: (03) 6233-3838

 

[zigcoors]

Set up one of your servers to be the Master Browser - You can find the setting in the Registry:

HKLM_System_CurrentControlSet_Services_Browser_Parameters
IsDomainMaster True for the Server you want to be Master Browser, False for Everything else.

If memory serves the 3 values for the above key are Auto(default), True or False

But leave the value for Maintain server list to yes.