XP joining Win98 LAN

[Joe]

I have had a 2 PC (each running WIN 98se) peer to peer Microsoft LAN which
uses a router. A password is required when one wishes to access a shared
folder from the other PC.
I have just added a third PC, running Windows XP Pro and using simple file
sharing, to the LAN . Everythig works fine except I don't know how to
require a password when accessing the new WIN XP Pro's shared folders. Any
PC on the LAN can now access a shared folder on the WIN XP PRO machine
without giving a password.
What can I do to force the use of a password?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have had a 2 PC (each running WIN 98se) peer to peer Microsoft LAN which
uses a router. A password is required when one wishes to access a shared
folder from the other PC.
I have just added a third PC, running Windows XP Pro and using simple file
sharing, to the LAN . Everythig works fine except I don't know how to
require a password when accessing the new WIN XP Pro's shared folders. Any
PC on the LAN can now access a shared folder on the WIN XP PRO machine
without giving a password.
What can I do to force the use of a password?

I'm sorry, but Windows XP doesn't have passwords for shared folders.

With simple file sharing enabled, there's no way to control access to
individual folders. You can assign a password to the "Guest" account.
When other people try to access your computer, they'll be prompted to
enter the password:

a. Click Start | Run.
b. Type "control userpasswords2" in the box and click OK.
c. Under "Users for this computer", click Guest.
d. Click Reset Password, enter a password, and click OK.

A more powerful access control method is to disable simple file
sharing and define access control lists for each folder. Ron Lowe and
I have written a web page with details:

Windows XP Professional File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Guest]

A shared folder implies that you do not want to chalenge acces with User and
Password.

If you don't want the files shared move them to another non-shared folder!

It's so simple when one uses the system the way it was designed.