Re: Why is login required to new PC on network?
- From: "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcmaven@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 03:13:09 -0700
In article <1134289794.182428.82980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"nandrews" <nigel.d.andrews@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>"Nigel Andrews" wrote:
>>>|I have a network of 4 x XP Pro PC's and have recently replaced an WindowsME
>>>| PC with an XP Home PC.
>>>| Whenever I try to browse the new PC from an XP Pro PC I get a login
>>>prompt,
>>>| whereas if I try to browse an XP Pro PC from the new one it works fine!
>>>|
>>>| Can anyone tell me why I get a login prompt and how I can get around it? I
>>>| haven't any account on the new PC that I have set-up so I don't know any
>>>| password!
>>>|
>>>| Thanks
>>>| Nigel
>>
>>>You'll want to create an account (in Users Accounts) on the WinXP machines
>>>with the username and password that you use to logon to the other machine(s)
>>>with. Then you'll need to share out the resource(s) with permissions for
>>>those users. Also make sure they're all part of the same workgroup and on
>>>the same subnet. Then you'll no longer be prompted for the IPC$ password
>>>(Inter-process communication)
>>>
>>>In a peer level workgroup, when you try to access resources on a Windows
>>>NT/2000/XP/2003 machine, Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 needs to authenticate the
>>>user. If the user account doesn't exist in it's local account database, then
>>>access will be denied.
>>
>>Dave, I think you missed the fact that Nigel's new computer has XP
>>Home. What you said is right on for XP Pro (with simple file sharing
>>disabled), but XP Home doesn't have permissions for shared disks. It
>>uses the Guest account for all access over the network, regardless of
>>the actual account being used on the other computers.
>>
>>Nigel, run the Network Setup Wizard on the new PC -- that might fix
>>the problem. If it doesn't, follow these steps on the new PC:
>>
>>1. Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd).
>>
>>2. Enter this command to enable the Guest account for networked
>>access:
>>
>> net user guest /active:yes
>>
>>3. Remove the network password from the Guest account:
>>
>> a. Enter this command:
>>
>> control userpasswords2
>>
>> b. Click Guest.
>>
>> c. Click Reset Password.
>>
>> d. Click OK without entering a new password.
>
>Steve (et al)
>
>Many thanks for the quick reply,
>I ran the Wizard after doing your second suggestions (as they seemed
>easier but didn't have an effect) and found that File and Printer
>sharing was turned off!!!! A bit of an oversight!
>All working now I am pleased to say
>
>Thanks and Happy Christmas
>Nigel
You're welcome, Nigel. I'm glad that my suggestion helped you solve
the problem. Thanks for reporting the result.
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