Re: connecting to a different operating system

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From: dharani babu (dharanibabu_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/14/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 04:37:06 -0700

Hi Russell
Have you solved this issue ? I too have the same problem ( From XP to XP it
does not connect and 2000 to XP also it does not connect ) . I tried the
ForceGuest issue also . But found that its the same problem . Could you help
me with this if you have solved it by now

"Russell" wrote:

> Thanks Torgeir,
> I made the changes to the network access and ForceGuest. But, I still cannot
> connect remotely to the XP machine from the 2000 machine.
> I even tried using the wbemtest app and it also said access denied.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
> Thanks
> Russell
> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
> news:OxuJxRQrEHA.756@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Russell wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, I have an wmi application that i developed using C++, in an XP
> > > environment.
> > > I have a remote pc that is Win 2000. From my development pc, I can
> > > connect to the 2000 pc just fine from XP and get the info that i need.
> > > But when I try to connect from 2000 to XP, I get access denied.
> > Hi
> >
> > If the WinXP computer is not in a domain, it is most likely a
> > ForceGuest issue ...
> >
> > WinXP in a workgroup setting defaults to authenticate all
> > connections coming from "the network" as the Guest User (only
> > possible to change on WinXP Pro).
> >
> > More about this here:
> > http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3E822EB9.C5D31E11%40hydro.com
> >
> >
> > --
> > torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> > Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> > the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
>
>
>

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