Re: Auto Logon to network

You have two choices - either you can establish a domain configuration where
all accounts are stored on the domain controllers, or you will have to go to
each server and establish accounts whose names and passwords match the names
and passwords used to log onto the computers that are accessing the shared
resources.

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"Hosehead" <richbu@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I setup a Win2000 server network as a Workgroup (no domain) with
> simple file and printer sharing. Have a few folders shared and
> restricted to different Users. Setup Users with passwords and think
> that somewhere setup network to require Users to logon with passwords.
>
> Workstations are WinXP and require users to logon to windows with
> passwords. When access to network is needed then another logon window
> appears to logon to network.
>
> Would like a way to automatically logon to network with windows
> user name and password to avoid this second logon.
>
> All suggestions will be appreciated.


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