Re: Two issues - possibly related, possibly not.

Re #1, try the password reset disk;

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305478

Re #2, what happens if on the E510 you Start/Run \\<Nameof4500> ENTER?

If you get an error, try \\<IPaddressof4500

Also, check the firewall on the 4500.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

="russell_r33" <russellr33@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> This is essentially a repost, but I now believe these two problems may be
> linked.
>
> 1) Recently my computer was not downloading or installing Windows Updates
> and in the process of finally finding the solution I have apparently
messed
> up my daughter's and son's access to my computer. This computer (A Dell
> Dimension 4500 uses Windows XP Home Edition and my son & daughter both
have
> limited access logons. Since I fixed the update issue they are now unable
to
> logon.
> Even if I use Start->Run "control userpasswords2" and reset their
passwords
> to new passwords (or even none at all), they still cannot logon. The
computer
> always responds with the message "Did you forget your password?", or even
a
> black screen with the message (I think) "You may not logon to this
computer"
> If I make their accounts administrator accounts everything is OK again.
All I
> was doing prior to all this (as far as I can recall was making changes to
> "msconfig", but I do not believe anything could have been left in a state
to
> do this if in the "General" tab the "Normal Startup" radio button is
checked
> - or am I mistaken?). I have also been trying to setup the network
described
> below. Even when I create new limited access logons the results are the
same.
>
> 2) I want to setup my two computers on a home network on a wireless link
> (mostly so I can use a printer on a single computer, on a local network
and
> print from one computer via the network to the other), but I don't really
> want to use ICS if I can help it. As far as I can tell this can be done,
but
> so far I have been unable to achieve it. I believe I have the necessary
> hardware (a Cable Modem, a Wireless Router, and a Wireless Card in each
PC).
> I have setup a workgroup which each computer appears to be a member of
(under
> system information computer name etc.).
> Computer One: The aforementioned Dimension 4500, is able to log onto and
> browse my new computer (a Dell Dimension E510 running Windows XP Media
> Edition).
>
> Computer Two: The Dell Dimension E510 can ping everything on the network
but
> is unable to browse the local network (i.e. cannot view the 4500).
>
> I can connect to the internet from both PCs without any problem.
>
> I have struggled with both of these problems ever since I received the new
> computer - a couple of weeks ago - and started trying to set up the
network.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.


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