Xp to Vista sharing problem

[Mike C]

I have read through all the items I could find on here, but none of
the items worked or were applicable.

I have 2 computers networked that can see each other. One is Vista the
other XP. I have no problem accessing XP shares from the Vista
machine. When I try to access shares on the Vista machine from XP, I
can't. When I click on the workgroup, I see the machine. When I
double click it, it asks for a username and password. If I type the
the only username on the Vista machine (which has no password set), it
fails. It seems with having password protected sharing OFF, I
shouldn't get a prompt.

My setup:

On Vista
-Network discovery ON
-File sharing ON
-Password protected sharing OFF
-Public sharing OFF
-C drive is shared to Everyone

Thanks

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

What I notice with accessing Vista shares the Vista machine needs to be
password protected in addition to Password protected sharing turned on.

 

[Malke]

I have read through all the items I could find on here, but none of
the items worked or were applicable.

I have 2 computers networked that can see each other. One is Vista the
other XP. I have no problem accessing XP shares from the Vista
machine. When I try to access shares on the Vista machine from XP, I
can't. When I click on the workgroup, I see the machine. When I
double click it, it asks for a username and password. If I type the
the only username on the Vista machine (which has no password set), it
fails. It seems with having password protected sharing OFF, I
shouldn't get a prompt.

My setup:

On Vista
-Network discovery ON
-File sharing ON
-Password protected sharing OFF
-Public sharing OFF
-C drive is shared to Everyone

Turn the password-protected sharing ON and create a user
account/password on the Vista machine that matches the one on the XP box.

If you wish the machine to boot directly to the Desktop (into one
particular user's account) for convenience, you can do this. The
instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista:

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm


Malke

 

[Mike C]

Turn the password-protected sharing ON and create a user
account/password on the Vista machine that matches the one on the XP box.

If you wish the machine to boot directly to the Desktop (into one
particular user's account) for convenience, you can do this. The
instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista:

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

Malke

Thanks-that works. It is a hassle. I have 3 computers and had to
create the same account/pwd on all of them. I mean, if you select No
password sharing it is supposed to eliminate that! Why doesn't it?
Does it only work between Vista machines?

 

[Malke]

Thanks-that works. It is a hassle. I have 3 computers and had to
create the same account/pwd on all of them. I mean, if you select No
password sharing it is supposed to eliminate that! Why doesn't it?
Does it only work between Vista machines?

I really don't think creating matching user accounts/passwords on only
three computers is an onerous task. If you had 10 of them it might be,
but at that point you should be considering a server anyway.

When you use the "password off" feature, you're connecting as Guest
(which has its own security risks and limitations so isn't recommended).
I note that you didn't mention the version of XP you're using. If it is
XP Pro, enable Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and then
you can connect as Guest.


Malke

 

[Mike C]

I really don't think creating matching user accounts/passwords on only
three computers is an onerous task. If you had 10 of them it might be,
but at that point you should be considering a server anyway.

When you use the "password off" feature, you're connecting as Guest
(which has its own security risks and limitations so isn't recommended).
I note that you didn't mention the version of XP you're using. If it is
XP Pro, enable Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and then
you can connect as Guest.

Malke

I guess you are right creating 3 accounts isn't that hard, but the
hours I spent trying to figure it out was. My point is it shouldn't
be that hard to share files on a home version of a product......I am a
developer and not a computer novice.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

But it was quite obvious as noted in my post, just turn 'Password Protected
Sharing On'.

 

[Mike C]

But it was quite obvious as noted in my post, just turn 'Password Protected
Sharing On'.

It very clearly states that if you turn password sharing off, you
don't need accounts right there in the control panel! Clearly that
isn't the case.