I've a small p2p network with 10 WinXP home PCs (I've just
replaced older win98 machines) and a Win2K PC storing all
the files in shared folders (and backing up centrally).
When the user on a XP box tries to access a shared folder
on the 2K box they are asked for a username and password.
How can I prevent it asking? This did not happen with
win98 as the 2K box had a user set up for each of the
logged in win98 PCs.

Small children use the network and user names and
passwords are difficult.

Paul H wrote:
> I've a small p2p network with 10 WinXP home PCs (I've just
> replaced older win98 machines) and a Win2K PC storing all
> the files in shared folders (and backing up centrally).
> When the user on a XP box tries to access a shared folder
> on the 2K box they are asked for a username and password.
> How can I prevent it asking? This did not happen with
> win98 as the 2K box had a user set up for each of the
> logged in win98 PCs.
>
> Small children use the network and user names and
> passwords are difficult.


What you had done for 98 do it for xp also. Create a user name with same
password.

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Winners dont do different things, they do things differently.

Madhur Ahuja
India

Homepage : http://madhur.netfirms.com
Email : madhur<underscore>ahuja<at>yahoo<dot>com

Thanks for replying, but I have used the same login names
(without any password) on the XP machines, that I used on
the Win98 machines. But it asks for them to be entered on
trying to access the folder.

>-----Original Message-----
>Paul H wrote:
>> I've a small p2p network with 10 WinXP home PCs (I've
just
>> replaced older win98 machines) and a Win2K PC storing
all
>> the files in shared folders (and backing up centrally).
>> When the user on a XP box tries to access a shared
folder
>> on the 2K box they are asked for a username and
password.
>> How can I prevent it asking? This did not happen with
>> win98 as the 2K box had a user set up for each of the
>> logged in win98 PCs.
>>
>> Small children use the network and user names and
>> passwords are difficult.
>
>
>What you had done for 98 do it for xp also. Create a user
name with same
>password.
>
>--
>Winners dont do different things, they do things
differently.
>
>Madhur Ahuja
>India
>
>Homepage : http://madhur.netfirms.com
>Email : madhur<underscore>ahuja<at>yahoo<dot>com
>
>
>
>
>
>.
>