Re: Access shared drive on another WinXP system

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From: Robert L [MS-MVP] (noreply_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/03/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:55:43 -0500

assuming you setup auto logon, you may try to disable it. 

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"Bogdan Zamfir" <bzamfir@despammed.com> wrote in message 
news:O7AhOEUeEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I have two WinXP PC's in a network, without domain (only workgroup, both 
> the
> same)
>
> On both I have created exactly the same user name and password
>
> I have made a share drive on one of them, and wanted to connect to it from
> the other
> However, when I select ths first one in My network places, Windows prompt 
> me
> with a login dialog, with a username box containing MYFIRSTPC\Guest and
> disabled and with password box.
> So I cannot enter the username I want in userbame box
>
> I have also a 3'rd pc, WinXP also, and I can access it very well, (the 
> same
> accounts, and the same a shared drive)
>
> I admit I made some settings on first PC with Poilicy editor and I think I
> mess up with something
> I did that because the first PC is always on, and connected to Internet on 
> a
> cable connection (I use it as a web, ftp and mail server)
> So I mettings was to make it not show default winxp login screen but 
> instead
> show login style as in Win2000, and do not show last logged user
>
> Can anyone help me to fix this?
> Thank you
> Bogdan Zamfir
>
>

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