XP Pro Network Login

[Mister Moe]

I have connected an XP Pro machine to a window 98 machine
via router with cat5. I can access everything just fine
from my XP Pro machine, but when I disable simple file
sharing the win 98 still shows the name of my XP Pro
machine but requests a password do access. The exact
message is:

Resource: \\XPCOMP\\IPC$
Password:


I do not know the password, what IPC$ is, where I might
find it, or how to change the password. I have tried
logging into the 98 machine with one of my XP
administrator account names and passwords, using that
pass in the password box, and everything else I can think
of. The only way I have found to fix it is to either
reenable simple file sharing (but then I can't access the
XP Pro's Program Files) or go into Admin Tools -> Local
Security Settings and change the Network Access: Sharing
and Security Model for Local Accounts from "Classic"
to "Guest". This is a security problem because I wish to
delegate individual rights to my users. I know how to do
this in the Sharing and Security tabs of my shared
folders, I have tried specifying "Everyone" as Full
Control but that still doesn't work and besides I want to
change control settings for individual users.

Any help would be EXTREMELY appreciated.

Thanks.

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[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

to share mixed os, you may have many options as you mentioned, enabling
guest account and enabling simple file sharing. Another option is creating a
username and password on xp for win98 logon.

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[keith]

have the username and password the same on both machines