Logon access denied error

[MarkJ]

Any help appreciated....

Two computers in a workgroup.
Computer A is Win XP Pro
Computer B is Win 2k Pro

Computer A has 2 users, Sally and Joe
Both are part of Administrators group.
Computer B has 2 users, Sally and Joe
Both are part of Administrators group.
Neither user account has any password set at all.

Computer A has simple sharing DISABLED.
Computer A has XP's ICF firewall DISABLED.

Computer A can utilize shared printer and folders on
Computer B.
Computer B CANNOT utilize shared printer OR folders on
Computer A. Error is "logon failure, user account
restriction"

All worked fine until Computer A was upgraded to Win XP
Pro. That is when the error first showed up.
(Configuration worked well for over a year when both
machines where Win2k Pro.)

 

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

XP by default does not allow network access using
an account that has no password. This can be changed
in Local Security Policy, but doing so is not a good idea.
Admin accounts should always have strong passwords
if you want to keep control of the systems for yourself.

 

[MarkJ]

Yes, thank you. Just before I read your msg I noticed
the setting:
"Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to
console logon only"
....was set to ...
"Not Defined"

When I set this to "Disabled" I could then logon from the
W2k machine.
So, now I will set up passwords and Enable this setting.

Thanks for the help.