Trying to start service remotely...

[Guest]

I have two computers (both Win XP Pro) both on the same workgroup. I have
access to files on each from the other, have no problems with sharing
printers or anything else for that matter. I've reached a point where I feel
that everything is setup correctly, but am still unable to run a service on
one computer from the other. When I bring up the computer management
console, right click on computer management, select connect to another
computer, and type the IP address. Everything seems to come up fine, but
when I click on the services tab I get the message "Unable to open service
control manager database on 192.168.1.149 = Error 5: Access is denied. Any
help on this would be greatly appreciated. I think it may be important to
note that I am running on a workgroup, not a domain. Is there some way to
set Windows XP Pro up as a domain controller? I was thinking maybe all I
need to do is specify the other computer's account to allow access, but I
don't think that's working either. I tried creating a username
192.168.1.149\daddy on the other computer, but didn't like the backslash.
Any help on this would be greatly appreicated.

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

Error 5 is permission error. Try to logon administrator using the same password on both computers. Can you access it now?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
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I have two computers (both Win XP Pro) both on the same workgroup. I have
access to files on each from the other, have no problems with sharing
printers or anything else for that matter. I've reached a point where I feel
that everything is setup correctly, but am still unable to run a service on
one computer from the other. When I bring up the computer management
console, right click on computer management, select connect to another
computer, and type the IP address. Everything seems to come up fine, but
when I click on the services tab I get the message "Unable to open service
control manager database on 192.168.1.149 = Error 5: Access is denied. Any
help on this would be greatly appreciated. I think it may be important to
note that I am running on a workgroup, not a domain. Is there some way to
set Windows XP Pro up as a domain controller? I was thinking maybe all I
need to do is specify the other computer's account to allow access, but I
don't think that's working either. I tried creating a username
192.168.1.149\daddy on the other computer, but didn't like the backslash.
Any help on this would be greatly appreicated.