Re: Guest account

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From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 09:41:54 -0600

In article <241e01c44e26$98842f60$3a01280a@phx.gbl>, "lisa"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Thanks Steve.
>
>Guest account with password
>>If the requesting PC runs Windows 95/98/Me, the user
>>name will be automatically set to "Computer/IPC$",
>>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

You're welcome!

You don't need to create an account called IPC on either computer, and
you can't change it in the window that appears on Win98. All you need
to do is enter the Guest password when Win98 asks for it. 

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