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Error ID 8033 - 'A browser has forced an election on network ... because a master browser has stopped'

Anonymous
2012-06-24T05:42:06+00:00

original title: Error ID 8033

I have been dealing with a problem on my new netbook since I got it a few months ago. Randomly, I will lose connection to my WLAN, today I finally decided to find out why. In Event Viewer I see a INFORMATION level event right before I lost my connection at ~10:06. The Error ID is 8033 and:

The browser has forced an election on network \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{C5365AF8-A829-46B5-9C9A-F20BC89F96DC} because a master browser was stopped.

is under the GENERAL and:

- <Event xmlns="**http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event**">

- <System>

<Provider Name="BROWSER" />

<EventID Qualifiers="16384">8033</EventID>

<Level>4</Level>

<Task>0</Task>

<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-06-24T05:05:39.000000000Z" />

<EventRecordID>308703</EventRecordID>

<Channel>System</Channel>

<Computer>Troy-Acer-PC</Computer>

<Security />

</System>

- <EventData>

<Data>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{C5365AF8-A829-46B5-9C9A-F20BC89F96DC}</Data>

</EventData>

</Event>

is under DETAILS. This is then followed by 2 1014 DNS Client Events( You know, cause I have no WLAN connection).

Warning 6/23/2012 10:06:08 PM DNS Client Events 1014 None

Warning 6/23/2012 10:05:56 PM DNS Client Events 1014 None

Information 6/23/2012 10:05:39 PM BROWSER 8033 None

Why is this happening?

WIndows 7 Home 64bit

Acer Aspire One 722

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity

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Anonymous
2012-07-12T04:30:31+00:00

Hello,

if Motorola didn't have a solution, here is a Tech Net thread dealing with the same issue...click on the link below:

Windows 7 IT PRO Forum/Networking

Hope this helps,

Eddie b

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-04T22:26:50+00:00

    ZigZag, I appreciate that you're MVP's and content curators, so thank you for sharing your time with the community.  Now since most of us arrive here via Google, and this title was better than the search field results, my 2c is that making posts saying 'use the search' is *worse* for content than saying nothing at all - at least provide the link, even better share your expertise even by copy/pasting.   There are 9 results that show up searching "8033"... now I spent 2 hours reading through them and other searches until I get an answer... ugh

    People:

    This link suspects interference or a bad windows update - no conclusive explanation

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/e3aff22a-3361-447e-af24-d412a2698214/wireless-connection-suddenly-dropping-with-windows-7-pro-64bit?forum=w7itpronetworking

    This one says you may have an IP address conflict

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/window-7-lose-internet-connection-but-not-the/75a3e217-7ee1-4c30-a104-7ed204fdb8ae

    This one says to disable SIPS and make power management not allowed to disable the device.  But no mention of error ID 8033

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/network-randomly-drops-the-tcpip-netbios-helper/a5e0a261-8344-45b2-af3a-75a45332a2ed

    Most Useful:

    Google, not this forum, gave me the most useful response to 8033 - systems are fighting over who is the master browser role in the workgroup... whatever that means

    http://www.theeldergeek.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38701

    "Try this key

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters

    Edit the MaintainServerList to No"

    same on this one

    http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r25360544-Windows-Master-Browser-issue

    This one says just stop the Browser service altogether

    http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1020082-losing-connection-every-hour-on-the-hour/

    Finally this one is saying it could be a WPA-PSK issue

    http://superuser.com/questions/111561/wireless-disconnects-every-30-minutes

    Best,  Kelton

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-08-24T04:08:39+00:00

    Kelton thank you so much. Your reply on modifying registry worked fine. superb.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-06-24T08:32:20+00:00

    Troy if you had bothered to search for that error code here there is a similar situation with a proposed solution.  Simply search event id 8033 in the search field at the top of most pages.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-06-30T15:42:01+00:00

    Hi Troy_O,

    Update the firmware on your router. You will need to check the manufacturer's website for the download.

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