Re: Home Network and Passwords

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 08/09/04


Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 15:41:07 -0600

In article <302b01c47e4f$fa7711c0$a601280a@phx.gbl>, "CRAIG"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Thanks for the reply. I have enabled the guest account on
>the XP Pro machine. Now when I try to access the XP Pro
>machine from the XP Home machine, I get the following
>message:
>
>\\Laptop is not accessible. You may not have permission
>to use this network resource. Contact the administrator
>of this server to find out if you have access permission.
>
>Logon failure: the user has not been granted the
>requested logon type at this computer.
>
>What does this message mean and how can I change the
>relevant permissions? I have the the guest accounts
>enabled (without the requirement for a password) on both
>the XP Pro and Home machines.
>
>Any further thought??
>
>Thanks,
>Craig

You're welcome, Craig. With the Guest account enabled for network
access, we're almost there. These steps should solve the problem:

1. Click Start | Run, type "secpol.msc" in the box, and click OK.

2. Double click "Access this computer from the network" and make sure
that the Everyone group is included.

3. Double click "Deny access to this computer from the network" and
make sure that the Everyone group is NOT included.

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