Permission to use network resource

[Paul]

I have a wireless network.
My laptop happily shares the internet connection on my
desktop. My desktop happily sees and copies files from my
laptop. However, when my laptop tries to connect to my
desktop I get a logon failure with the message: "Desktop
is not accessible. You might not have permission to use
this reseource...the user has not been granted the
requested logon type at this computer"

I'm sure it's something simple somewhere - anyone able to
help?

Paul

 

[Aaron]

I could be WAY wrong here. I ran into this on XP Pro, NOT
Win2000. If the 1st poster is using XP Pro or Home, try
this...

What I had to do to fix this was:

Right click on my computer
Go to Properties
Click on "Remote" tab
Make sure under "remote desktop" you see "Allow users to
connect remotely to this computer"
Then hit "select remote users"

If you are a local admin, your name is already in here.
If you are not, you must add it here. When not using a
domain, create an exact log on account on both PC's, with
a non expiring password, and this SHOULD (fingers
crossed) fix your issue. This is if you are trying to
remotely use your PC. I hope this helps. If not, perhaps
you can include what OS you are using on your laptop, and
what OS on your desktop. In addition, what kind
of "desktop" sharing are you trying to perform?

 

[Guest]

This may sound stupid on my part, but if you get the Dell
admin password prompt, and you have tried many times, are
you sure that the account is not locked out?

 

[Paul]

Thanks Aaron...unfortunately I only have "Remote
Assistance" on my remote tab.

I am running XP Home on both laptop and desktop.

As with DPSkiman, I can share/copy files from the laptop
to the desktop, and the laptop connects to the internet
through my desktop broadband connection. I can also see
the desktop under Microsoft Windows Network (in explorer)
its just that when I click on it (e.g. to pull files onto
the laptop) I get the "no permission to use the
network/not granted the right logon type" error.

Paul

 

[Chuck]

Thanks Aaron...unfortunately I only have "Remote
Assistance" on my remote tab.

I am running XP Home on both laptop and desktop.

As with DPSkiman, I can share/copy files from the laptop
to the desktop, and the laptop connects to the internet
through my desktop broadband connection. I can also see
the desktop under Microsoft Windows Network (in explorer)
its just that when I click on it (e.g. to pull files onto
the laptop) I get the "no permission to use the
network/not granted the right logon type" error.

Paul,

In Windows XP Home, network access is granted to the Guest account. Make sure
Guest is enabled on both computers. Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net user guest
/active:yes" in the command window.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Chuck]

Paul,

I'm having a similar problem as you, since I recently had to install a new
drive and load 2000Pro on the home "server". It worked fine for three years,
now I can access two laptops from the 2000 machine, but can't access the 2000
machine from either laptop, same error message. I've duplicated both user
id/pw combinations on both laptops on the 2000 machine, and also created a
dummy admin user with a user/pw combo that won't let me "sign on" via Win
Expl. Same as you have received. Still searching the answer. It has to be
user/permission related.

Do the accounts you created have permission to access the shares (folders also
for NTFS)? For the folders / shares in question, check Security (for NTFS
volumes) and check Sharing - Permissions. Each access list needs to have the
accounts, or Everyone, listed, with appropriate permission.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.