If security isn't an issue, turn off Password Proteted Sharing in Network
and Sharing Center. OR - create a matching user account (name and password)
on each machine.
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> hi there.
> i have 2 pc both running vista 68x
> im getting my internet via 2 lan cables and i want to be able to acces
> something from pc A on pc B, but when i go and click on my other pc in
> the network settings it askes for a username and password... but i havnt
> set any on either on them.. what must i do?
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> What if I don't have a "Password Protected Sharing" option? I have two
> computers one has Vista home and the other is a work computer that syncs
> with our server and has Vista Ultimate. The VU machine dosn't even have
> Password protected sharing in the menu. I can share one way....the work
> computer can access Vista home but I can't access Vista Ultimate. It
> asks for user and password info and nothing seems to work. Any help
> would be appreciated.
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Is the Vista Ultimate machine a domain member?

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> GTS;1601666 Wrote:
>> "ScottW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> > What if I don't have a "Password Protected Sharing" option? I have
>> two
>> > computers one has Vista home and the other is a work computer that
>> syncs
>> > with our server and has Vista Ultimate. The VU machine dosn't even
>> have
>> > Password protected sharing in the menu. I can share one way....the
>> work
>> > computer can access Vista home but I can't access Vista Ultimate. It
>> > asks for user and password info and nothing seems to work. Any help
>> > would be appreciated.
>> >
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>> Is the Vista Ultimate machine a domain member?
> Yes the Vista Ultimate machine is a domain member. Not that I really
> know what that means though!
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It means, among other things, that security is managed by the server and
there may be group policy settings affecting what you can share. I suspect
this is why you don't see a "Password Protected Sharing" option. You might
be able to create a separate local user account and use that for sharing,
but if this is an employer provided computer there are often policy
restrictions that would preclude that.