Re: The password is invalid for...

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 01/09/05


Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 10:22:36 -0500

Alex Smotritsky wrote:

<snip>

>> Suspect it's due to the fact that you're trying to map to the admin
>> share. Have you tried using 'D5TT4951\administrator' and supplying
>> *its* correct password?
>>
>> With your own account name, try to connect to another share - and
>> make sure the share permissions have everyone=full control, along
>> with whatever permissions you need on the files & folder(s)
>> themselves
>>
>>
>>
>
> i don't get what you mean by "administrator", each of my laptops have
> 2 admistrator users (alex and yakov (my dad)) i'm not aware of an
> administrator account besides those that we created.

There is a built-in administrator account on all NT-based operating systems.
When you installed Windows XP Pro, you were asked to create a password for
it.

>
> connecting to another share as you've suggested works

Does it work without providing credentials?

> but i think my
> problem of getting access denied when i try to do stuff remotely in
> my program

What program?

> is caused by the same thing that causes me to get blocked
> when i try to do the net use command to c$. code and that net use
> command (to c$) work on my friends network (windows 2000), but the
> exact same code/command doesn't work on my network, something is off.
> something with the way i've configured windows xp, my network or both.

I don't have simple file sharing enabled on my XP Pro machine here - do you?
That may be making a difference here.
I also don't see why you need to map to the admin share if another one
works -



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