Re: Guest account

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From: lisa (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 06:35:14 -0700

Thanks Steve.

Guest account with password
>If the requesting PC runs Windows 95/98/Me, the user
>name will be automatically set to "Computer/IPC$",
>where "Computer" is the name of the computer being
> accessed, and "IPC$" stands for "Inter-Process
Communication".

I do have a Win98 pc accessing the shared folder on XP
Home.
Do I need to create an account called IPC or can I
overlay IPC$ with guest and then enter the guest password?

I think I will password the guest account and make the
shared folders hidden.

Thanks for your help.

   Lisa

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <udP902bTEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, "Lisa
Spielman"
><lisasp@mediaone.net> wrote:
>>Steve,
>>
>>> Note 1: The Guest account is only used for networked
access when the
>>> computer belongs to a workgroup and simple file
sharing is enabled.
>>
>>What happens if you give the guest account a password?
Will the pc trying
>>to get access
>>to the shared folder get prompted for a password or
will it just fail?
>
>The PC trying to get access will get prompted for a
password and,
>possibly, a user name.
>
>If the requesting PC runs XP, the user name will be
automatically set
>to Computer\Guest", where "Computer" is the name of the
computer being
>accessed.
>
>If the requesting PC runs Windows 2000, specify the user
name "Guest"
>and the password for the Guest account.
>
>If the requesting PC runs Windows 95/98/Me, the user
name will be
>automatically set to "Computer/IPC$", where "Computer"
is the name of
>the computer being accessed, and "IPC$" stands
for "Inter-Process
>Communication".
>
>>I have XP Home so I have to use simple file sharing,
but I would like to
>>protect a few
>>shared folders from a few pc's on the network.
>>
>>Is there any way in 'XP Home' to allow 2 pc's on the
network to access it's
>>shared folders,
>>but not allow 2 other pc's to see the shared folders.
>>
>> Lisa
>
>I'm sorry, Lisa, but XP Home can't control networked
access based on
>which computer is requesting it.
>
>Here are some ways to control access to your shared
folders:
>
>1. Create a hidden share and only tell selected people
about it. I've
>written a web page with details:
>
> Windows XP Simple File Sharing
>
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing
.htm
>
>2. Assign a password to the "Guest" account. When other
people try
>to access your computer, they'll be prompted for the
password as
>described above:
>
> a. Click Start | Run.
> b. Type "control userpasswords2" in the box and click
OK.
> c. Under "Users for this computer", click Guest.
> d. Click Reset Password, enter a password, and click
OK.
>
>3. Create a compressed folder and define a password for
it. Everyone
>who accesses the folder, from the local computer or from
the network,
>must specify the password to access the files in the
compressed
>folder. This Microsoft Knowledge Base article has
details:
>
> HOW TO: Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;306531
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>.
>

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