Make sure all the Win95, Win98, and XP (and if you have it, W2K) computers
share a common username/password! XP security is much different from
Win98/Win95, closer to W2K in fact, so when you try to interoperate among
them, you start raising security problems.
On a domain, all the computers typically sign in using a common domain
controller, thus by definition, the username/password is available from any
computer in that domain (as a "domain" login). But for a workgroup, where
everyone has their own personal, "private to that machine" username/password
(or account), no such thing exists -- all computers are autonomous. When
you then start mixing domain-oriented OS's like WinXP and W2K w/
workgroup-oriented OS's like Win95 and Win98, the security features of the
former prevent access by the latter!
But there is a workaround -- since MS has a policy of assuming someone w/
the same username/password on two different machines (regardless of OS) in
the same domain/workgroup is in fact the SAME PERSON, you can gain access
across platforms. That's the trick, define a common account across ALL
platforms and your access problems will go away.
HTH
Jim
Bonz said:
heres my problem,i installed windows xp pro and added a computer to
several at work,had some probems getting the computer onto the network but
it is now working but i have a strange problem,all of the computers that are
windows 98 or less cant see the computer,well actually one of them can,but
it cant access the new compuyer,i have checked to make sure the domain and
such are the same and they are,i also cant see any of the computers at all
on the network from the new one,but it shows the server there,when i click
on the main server domain,it says it not accesible and warns me to make sure
i have typed the domain correctly,i know it is on there caye it does run
through the newlogon script for thr network,any ideas??
