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I created a network between my Vista and XP machines. The Vista machine is
password protected. The XP is not. I was able to access the Vista PC from
the XP machine because I entered the correct username and passowrd when
prompted. But I cannot access the XP machine from the Vista PC because it
wants me to enter a password that I don't have. If I leave the password
field blank, it does not connect. Any suggestions?

 

[Chuck [MVP]]

I created a network between my Vista and XP machines. The Vista machine is
password protected. The XP is not. I was able to access the Vista PC from
the XP machine because I entered the correct username and passowrd when
prompted. But I cannot access the XP machine from the Vista PC because it
wants me to enter a password that I don't have. If I leave the password
field blank, it does not connect. Any suggestions?

Enable the Guest account, on the XP computer, for network access.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate

But be aware of limitations of Guest access.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

 

[Gunrunnerjohn]

You could also just create an account on the XP machine with the same
name/password as is used to login to the Vista machine.

Enable the Guest account, on the XP computer, for network access.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate

But be aware of limitations of Guest access.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest

John Will
Microsoft MVP - Networking

 

[Chuck [MVP]]

You could also just create an account on the XP machine with the same
name/password as is used to login to the Vista machine.

You could go either way, John. Since the OP said
"The XP is not.",
I'm guessing that it's that way intentionally (maybe XP Home?).

It would be so kewl if every problem report included complete details about the
LAN. But they don't, so we guess.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.