xp pro accessing win2k data - inconsistent operations between 2 machines

[zigipha]

I have two windows xp professional computers, both SP1. Both have the
account "XYZ", with no password required. Both are in the same domain
as a windows 2000 machine acting as a file server. Both have file/print
share enabled, and have only TCP/IP enabled. The windows 2000 machine
has a directories shared. One XP machine, XPgood, can access the 2000's
shared directory with no explicit authentication. The other XP machine,
XPbad, gets a "Connect to \\200server\shared_directory" pop up,
asking for a user name and password. I enter the admin password for the
2000 machine and all is well.

What would cause the different operations between the two apparently
identically configured xp pro machines? Thank you.

 

[Nepatsfan]

In order to access resources on a Windows 2000 machine in a
workgroup, you need to create an account on the other machines
that is identical in user name and password. You'll probably find
that there's one on XPgood but not on XPbad.

Nepatsfan