Are you running DNS on your server?  Are your workstations pointing to the 
server or an outside DNS?

Sounds like the one workstation has become the master browser.

Look at your event logs on the server and workstations for a "browser war".

Google can help you with "master browser troubleshooting"

Bob Fronk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Rappaport [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:19 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Wierd problem with server
> 
> Windows Server 2003.  5 workstations - 4 running Windows XP SP2, one
> running Windows 2000 with all service packs.
> 
> If one particular workstation is running (Windows XP sp2), everything is
> ok; if that workstation is NOT running, others cannot connect to network
> drives (including those on the server) saying that those drives are busy
> or not available.  All proper services are available and running on the
> workstations.  Any ideas?
> --
> 
> Larry
> rapp at lmr dot com
> 
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