Network Password keeps prompting

[Guest]

Hello,

Just installed Vista Home Premium and I have it on a six server network that
the servers are W2003 enterprise. When I want to connect to a shared file I
get the normal prompt for password and I tick the box to save the password.
However after a Vista reboot it loses this password and I have to reenter it.
Can this be changed in the Home version?

Thanks
Joe

 

[f/fgeorge]

Hello,

Just installed Vista Home Premium and I have it on a six server network that
the servers are W2003 enterprise. When I want to connect to a shared file I
get the normal prompt for password and I tick the box to save the password.
However after a Vista reboot it loses this password and I have to reenter it.
Can this be changed in the Home version?

Thanks
Joe

In XP if you just put the exact same name and password on each pc you
don't have these issues. Try it for Vista.

 

[Guest]

Hello F/George,

Not sure what you mean here. I didn't have a problem in XP. Besides I am
logging on with the administrator account of the servers so why would this
matter to Vista?

All my servers have identical users and passwords. I use a workgroup scenario.

So if I access a shared file on the server from Vista and use and account on
the server and I am granted access. Why then does Vista prompt me after a
reboot of Vista?

Thanks
Joe

 

[Guest]

Hi again,

Sorry I forgot something.
I didn't have an identical user on my XP Pro box. XP Pro just cached the
password.
Now XP Home that is another story it just doesn't do it. So I used pro. Do I
need a different version of VIsta for this to happen?

 

[GTS]

Home versions of XP and Vista cannot cache credentials. You have 2 options.
1. Create a user and password on the machine where the share resided exactly
matching the Vista machine.
2. Create a batch file which can be run from startup if you like with this
command

net use \\servername\sharename /USER:username-on-server password

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[Guest]

Hello GTS,

Thanks I will do that until I get an Ultimate version.
I rated your post thanks again..

Joe

 

[Guest]

Hello GTS,


I created the batch file and put it into the Startup Folder is this correct?
If so this doesn't work.

 

[GTS]

Joe,

I have used that procedure for a long time on XP Home where it works
fine, but just recalled that I ran into an issue doing it on Vista. Sorry -
it slipped my mind before. UAC interferes with running the batch from
Startup. What I did recently for 2 users with (home version) Vista laptops
at a small company I service was to create the batch file (I called it
UseShares.cmd) and put a shortcut to it on the desktop called Network
Connection. I advised the users to run it after bootup. There is a way to
circumvent UAC by using Task Scheduler to run a program as admin, but I
haven't tried it yet for this situation.

This inability to cache credentials is one of the most annoying features
of Microsoft's product stratification for profit strategy since it causes a
lot of grief even on home networks with 'home' versions of Windows.

GTS

 

[Guest]

Hello GTS,

I thank you for the help,

I own a small hosting and network company and I have always stayed away from
home because of this. I didn't research Vista on this feature in the Home
version again as I thought that is was far removed for the complaints. Well
as I have learned it is still in there.

I didn't want a home version I wanted Ultimate or business but a bussdy of
mine gave me his copy and said " Here I don't like this" and I just put it on
a demo box.

After seeing that it has networking issues I will probably upgrade to the
ultimate later as I learn more about Vista.

Thanks again
Joe

 

[GTS]

You're welcome.
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