"Connect to" dialog username grayed out

[Guest]

I am trying to connect from one Windows XP Pro system to another within a
workgroup using the \\ComputerName\d$ call in the address bar of Windows
Explorer.

In Win2K/NT, I would usually get a "Connect to" dialog asking for my
username and password. However, in XP, I get a "Connect to" dialog with a
grayed out \\ComputerName\Guest user name in the username field.

I'm probably missing something simple here but I really like accessing a
drive sometimes and as an admin, I should be able to do so.

Thanks

 

[Janani [MSFT]]

This means that anonymous logon is enabled and by default it take only
'Guest' user. You need to edit some settings on the machine you are
connecting to as follows:
1) Start -> Run -> secpol.msc
2) Goto Security settings -> Local Policies --> Security options
3) For the policy 'Network access:Sharing and security model for local
accounts' change the security setting to 'Classic'
4) Save the settings