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I have networked 3 of my computers. All run XP Pro. When
you try to connect to 1 of the 3 it askes for a user name
and password. I never created a password to log onto XP
on that computer. I have Admin. rights on all 3. How do I
fix this?
 
Create identical user accounts on each PC. As an FYI, by default, XP does
not allow access to network shares with blank passwords.
 
"Rob Elder said:
Create identical user accounts on each PC. As an FYI, by default, XP does
not allow access to network shares with blank passwords.
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I think that last sentence needs some qualification, Rob: it only
applies to Windows XP Professional with "simple file sharing" enabled.
With "simple file sharing" disabled, which is the default setting in a
workgroup, XP Pro allows access by all network users, regardless of
their user names and passwords.
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"Steve said:
I think that last sentence needs some qualification, Rob: it only
applies to Windows XP Professional with "simple file sharing" enabled.
With "simple file sharing" disabled, which is the default setting in a
workgroup, XP Pro allows access by all network users, regardless of
their user names and passwords.
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Oops, I reversed "enabled" and "disabled", and I apologize for my
mistake. Here's what the paragraph above should say:

I think that last sentence needs some qualification, Rob: it only
applies to Windows XP Professional with "simple file sharing"
disabled. With "simple file sharing" enabled, which is the default
setting in a workgroup, XP Pro allows access by all network users,
regardless of their user names and passwords.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
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