Re: Desktop-to-Desktop Connection Puzzle

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Now I'm really confused. Your last messages seems internally inconsistent - which I think means I just don't understand what you are saying.

My W2000-Pro desktop is named System-3, and has password P1 for the administrator, and P2 for the only user.

My Vista desktop is named System-4, and has password P3 for the administrator, and P4 for the only user.

Both desktops have had those names and sets of passwords for a couple of years.

In the past I had, on each desktop, under the C drive, a $C (Z) drive. When I clicked on that I was then able to access the C drive on the other computer. No passwords involved. That system worked fine for well over a year. Only within the past week has the $C (Z) disappeared from System-3; it is still on System-4 and works fine there. What I want to do is get it back, working, on System-3.

Does that restatement of the problem change your series of suggestions?

I appreciate the time you have taken to continue this dialog, and I realize it probably seems just as frustrating to you as it does to me.

Thanks.

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"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uVHg76e7JHA.2388@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
No, that's fine but the account you use when you logon to computer A must also exist on computer B with the exact same password and vice-versa.

Control Panel|System|Computer Name

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"CWLee" wrote:

How do I "make sure" that both machines are part of the same workgroup? Where do I look on both computers (one is W-2000-Pro, the other is Vista Ultimate) to make sure the workgroup name is the same?

I have always had different usernames and passwords on each machine, and it worked fine before. Are you saying I need to change my usernames and passwords so they are identical on both machines?

Thanks.


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