Re: Can't Access Device on LAN

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Ron wrote:

No they do not necessarily have the same password.
They do not necessarily have the same sign on but they do have Admin
authority.
I also verified Guest account was activated and restictananymous was set
to
0 in regedit. I also checked enable netbios over tcp/ip in lan
properties.

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

Assuming all devices use admin account, do they use the same password or
blank password?

I have a XP desktop on my LAN. All other devices on the LAN can see it
but
when they try to open it, we receive message
"Device Name is not accessible. You might not have permission to use
the
network resource. Contact Admin to check permissions. Network Path
not found."

The device is signed in with ADMIN and all devices trying to access it
have
ADMIN authority.

Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need
to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords
assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just
need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE
PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly
to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you
can do this. The instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista:

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center, turn off Simple
File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab).

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

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