Re: Home Network and Passwords
From: David (ximingong_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/10/04
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Date: 9 Aug 2004 22:01:37 -0700
Steve,
When I type "Start|Run "secpol.msc", it display an error message
"window can not find "secpol.msc". This happens on my XP Home machine.
What does that mean?
Am I missing something? Thanks.
- David
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<2f3901c47e51$5aa65f00$a501280a@phx.gbl>...
> Thanks for the reply, Steve. I have enabled the guest
> account on the XP Pro machine and have run the Network
> Setup Wizard. Also, I've executed "net user
> guest /active:yes" from the command prompt. 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?? I'll check out the reference you
> provided.
>
> Thanks,
> Craig
> >-----Original Message-----
> >In article <2d5401c47e31$845114a0
> $a401280a@phx.gbl>, "CRAIG"
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>I have a problem and hope someone can offer advice. I
> >>would really appreciate the help.
> >>
> >>I have a home network with a desktop running XP Home and
> a
> >>laptop running XP Pro. Each machine is connected to a
> >>rounter which in turn is connected to a DSL modem. From
> >>the XP Pro machine, I can see and access the files on
> the
> >>XP Home machine with no apparent problem. No passwords
> >>are required (and since it's a home network, I would
> >>prefer no passwords.)
> >>
> >>However, when I try to see the XP Pro files from the XP
> >>Home machine, the XP Home machine asks for a user name
> and
> >>a password. I don't think I've set up any passwords.
> The
> >>XP Home machine has two users, each with admin
> >>permissions, and each having no password. The XP Pro
> >>machine has one user with no password.
> >>
> >>I have tried different user names and passwords that are
> >>used for other purposes, but none have worked. As it
> >>stands now, I cannot access the XP Pro machine from the
> XP
> >>Home machine unless I can figure out what the user name
> >>and password is -- AND DISABLE IT!!
> >>
> >>Can anyone help??
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >>Craig
> >
> >Run the Network Setup Wizard on XP Pro, which will fully
> enable file
> >sharing. In most cases, that's all that's needed. Tell
> the Wizard
> >that the computer connects to the Internet through a
> residential
> >gateway (router).
> >
> >By default, XP Pro uses "simple file sharing", which uses
> the Guest
> >account for all access by other computers. If you
> haven't disabled
> >simple file sharing, then:
> >
> >1. Make sure that the Guest account is enabled for
> network access by
> >typing this line at the command prompt:
> >
> > net user guest /active:yes
> >
> >2. If you've defined a network password for the Guest
> account, enter
> >that password at the prompt. To define or remove the
> network
> >password, type this line at the command prompt:
> >
> > control userpasswords2
> >
> >If you've disabled simple file sharing, the most likely
> solution is to
> >create a user account on XP Pro with the same user name
> and password
> >that you use to log onto XP Home. If that doesn't solve
> the problem,
> >see the full details here:
> >
> >Windows XP Professional File Sharing
> >http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing
> /index.htm
> >--
> >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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