Re: Network needs to bypass Password for Printing

On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 15:08:07 -0700, "Michael Mar." <mnmmichael@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 20:12:53 -0700, "Michael Mar." <mnmmichael@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Michael Mar." <mnmmichael@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello,

I managed to set up a password on a Windows XP Home Edition network by
adding a password to the guest account on each computer. Now when I try
to
connect to another computer, it prompts for a password, unless you're
logged into a user account with a matching password.

Sucess.

However, I want to be able to print to the diffirent computers, without
having to give out this password. Otherwise, there would be no purpose
in
giving out the password.

Any ideas?

I was thinking maybe I could delete the guest account on a computer, and
then give permissions to individual user accounts...This might be a
risky
thing to do though.

How can I log into another computer using a non-guest account?

In Windows XP Home, this is only doable by using Safe Mode. I'd rather not
have to run safe mode on these computers all the time.

Michael,

You add non-Guest accounts on each computer, for local login, thru the
Control
Panel. For accessing other computers on the network, though, you'll end
up
using Guest. It's simplest to assign a null password to Guest on each
computer.
Non-Guest accounts have no use in network access, in Simple File Sharing.

Michael, I assure you that you can (and should) login locally with
non-Guest
accounts. Are you using the Logon Welcome screen? If so, each non-Guest
account will appear (with chosen picture). If you're not using the
Welcome
screen, you'll type the account and password to login.

Regardless, when you access any resource thru the network, you'll access
as
Guest. And that's after the Guest account has been properly activated, on
any
computer providing a resource, such as a shared printer.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate

And please reply to my posts, and type your answers (and questions) after
my
posts. This will help both of us.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting

Is there a way to make the computer only log into the printer, but not
anything else?

Can I somehow route the printer through the network server computer without
directly connecting it. The server is the only computer with no password on
it, and since it barely ever reboots, I can easily connect it to the
printers.

Maybe there's a tweak program?

Anyone know if Vista will allow simple file sharing to be disabled?

Michael,

If you have Windows XP Home, and a server has multiple shared resources
(printers / folders), all shared resources will be available to all users on the
network. Simple File Sharing is that simple. If your computer runs XP Home,
and you want to share its resources, and you connect it to a network, everybody
on that network will be able to access the shared resources.

If you have a folder that you don't want to be accessible to everybody, don't
share it. That's the only choice that you have. If that's a problem, you need
to upgrade to XP Pro, and disable Simple File Sharing.

Now if you want to share the printer, you could get a self contained printer
server, and connect the printer to it. Depending upon the printer server, and
the printer, this could work. You would have to install new drivers, or
shortcuts, on all computers, to point to the printer server.

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
.

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