cant get to shares on XP PRO from XP HOME without authentication

[James W. Long]

Dear all:





Dell PC running Windows XP Pro service pack two is having a problem giving
access to shared HP8000N printer and

a shared folder. The printer is attached to the parallel port. The printer
is shared so that all users have full control of the printer.

the folder is shared so that all users have full rights.



There are two Dell Dimension Windows XP HOME edition service pack two
computers that have to print to the printer on the

XP PRO system and need access to the shared folder on the XP PRO system.



Neither XP home system will attach to the printer on the XP PRO system
without logging in to it over the network.

By this I mean they have to use "connect to" in my network places for that
printer, and it asks for a username and password.


In addition, in my network places, under workgroup computers, when clicking
the XP PRO station,

it asks them for a username and password there. They are not automatically
authenticated.



why do my users have to log on to the XP pro machine? they should not have
to.



All firewalls, antivirus and antispyware programs were dropped , disabled or
removed. No difference was found.



They are all running tcpip, file and printer sharing, qos and client for
Microsoft networks. Same workgroup name,

same IP subnet.





What am I doing wrong?



Thank you in advance,

James Long

 

[Nepatsfan]

Dear all:





Dell PC running Windows XP Pro service pack two is having a
problem giving access to shared HP8000N printer and

a shared folder. The printer is attached to the parallel
port. The printer is shared so that all users have full
control of the printer.

the folder is shared so that all users have full rights.



There are two Dell Dimension Windows XP HOME edition service
pack two computers that have to print to the printer on the

XP PRO system and need access to the shared folder on the XP
PRO system.



Neither XP home system will attach to the printer on the XP
PRO system without logging in to it over the network.

By this I mean they have to use "connect to" in my network
places for that printer, and it asks for a username and
password.


In addition, in my network places, under workgroup
computers, when clicking the XP PRO station,

it asks them for a username and password there. They are not
automatically authenticated.



why do my users have to log on to the XP pro machine? they
should not have to.



All firewalls, antivirus and antispyware programs were
dropped , disabled or removed. No difference was found.



They are all running tcpip, file and printer sharing, qos
and client for Microsoft networks. Same workgroup name,

same IP subnet.





What am I doing wrong?



Thank you in advance,

James Long

Have you disabled Simple File Sharing?

Go to Control Panel and double click Folder Options. Click on
the View tab.
Scroll down to the bottom of the Advanced Settings box.
Look for a check mark in the box next to "Use simple file
sharing (Recommended).
If it's not there, SFS is disabled and you would need to create
user accounts on the XP Pro box that are identical in user name
and password to the accounts that are logged on in the XP Home
systems.
With Simple File Sharing enabled, authentication is provided
through the Guest account.

Take a look here for more info:

How to configure file sharing in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040

How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a
shared folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/

Nepatsfan

 

[James W. Long]

Dear Nepatsfan:

Thank you very much for that info, it was very insightful and helpful!
That solved the problem.
I only had to enable SFS and the Guest account and then it worked perfectly.
I really appreciate your help!

Have a great weekend.

Thank you,
James W. Long