Re: Network Password Required for IPC$

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In article <u1g9ce1TFHA.2128@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Gregg"
<thekimballs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>I have replaced to systems in a office with computers running XP Pro SP2.
>>>One system I'll call ws2 has a single hard drive and I shared the documents
>>>so other users on the network can access them. The other computers in the
>>>office (6) are running Windows 98 SE and can access the shared folder and
>>>printer on ws2. The other new computer, ws1, has two drives C and E and a
>>>DVDRW drive D. I have a shared folder on the C drive that supports the
>>>client practice software and a shared printer. This system also uses a
>>>dialup connection that it shares with the other computers in the office. The
>>>windows XP system ws2 can access these shares but when I try to access ws1
>>>from the Windows 98 systems I get a dialog saying "Enter Network Password"
>>>for the Resource: \\ws1\IPC$. I have tried the user and admin passwords but
>>>they are not accepted and for some reason I don't have the same problem with
>>>ws2.
>>>Any guidance would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>TIA,
>>>Gregg
>>
>>That's Windows 98 SE's cryptic way of telling you that XP Pro denied
>>access because it didn't recognize the user who requested it.
>>
>>Create an account on the XP Pro machine (ws1) with the same user name
>>and password that you use to log onto the Win98SE machine. If the
>>shared resources on XP Pro have the default "Everyone" permission,
>>that will solve the problem.
>
>Thanks Steve, that worked.

You're welcome, Gregg.

>Now my next question, is there any way to hide
>the user logon icons when windows starts without going to the classic view
>and having the user type the user name each time they log in?

I'm sorry, but I don't know the answer.

I recommend posting that question in a new news group message with a
descriptive subject like "How to Hide User Logon Icons".
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