Question concerning user defaulted to guest

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Mos

Hi
I have unix servers on my network. i use a software
called samba to create shares on these servers that
microsoft machines can use.
I connect to the server by executing \\server_name and i
get the list of shares.
If i connect from a windows 2k machine and double click a
share i get a user/password prompt - i fill the user and
password that are configured in the unix server and i can
connect.
However if i connect from a machine running xp - when i
double click a share i get a user/password prompt where
the user is defaulted to guest and is grayed out - so i
can't change to the correct user name and therefore i
can't connect.
If i am using map network drive and connect as it is
working - but that is not a good solutions cause the list
of shares is very long and very dynamic ( changing all
the time ).
Is there a way to make windows xp behave like windows 2k
on the described situation and let me choose the user and
password on my own ??

Thanks
Mos
 
Hi,

Disable Simple File Sharing in the Tools - Options menu.
Then you will get a normal login box.

Kind regards,

Hugo Leijtens
MCSE NT, W2k
Almost 2003...
 
hi
simple file sharing is already disabled ... this is not
the problem ...
i also tried enabling it :) but it's just not related ...
help will be very appreciated
it will save me from downgrading lots of machine's to
win2k.
 
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