Re: Problem: No Network Connections using Guest Account

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:27:02 -0700, Mark D. <MarkD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I am running Windows XP Service Pack 2 and have two user accounts... mine
(administrator) and guest (enabled).

Problem I'm experiencing is that the guest account does not show any of the
network connections (comes up as "empty") and, as a result, guests must use
my admin account on my pc in order to access the internet.

I'm using DSL without a problem with my administrator account. Would like to
be able to add this nextwork connection (DSL) to my guest account.

Again, when I log onto the Guest account and look under Network Connections
(Start>Settings>Network Connections) the sub-menu comes up as empty.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Mark

Mark,

Is Guest activated for network access?
<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 check these obscure settings which affect use of Guest.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/05/registry-settings-which-affect-access.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/05/registry-settings-which-affect-access.html

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