Windows XP folder sharing

[asoroudi]

We are currently upgrading 140 laptops from Win98 to WinXP Prof. All
PC's log into a Win2k AD domain in the office.

We have an application that requires file sharing via UNC in a
peer-peer environment when the laptop users are out in the field.

Running into the following issue with the WinXP to WinXP
communications out in the field.

We have shared a folder "XXX" on all XP Laptops. XXX has full sharing
& security rights assigned to the "Everyone" group.

When the users log into their respective XP laptops out in the field
(Loggin on as if they were in the office), they go to network
neighborhood. They double click on the domain they both belong to,
they see each other's laptops; however, when they double-click on the
other's laptop, they are prompted for a username/password. The only
username/password that works is the local admin user's
username/password.

I understand the fact that the XP laptops do not have a cache of all
the domain users in their SAM, but since we assigned the "Everyone"
group full rights to the shared folder, it should not care who is
accessing the shared folder.There should be no prompting of user
cerdentials.

Obviously, we did not run into this issue with our Win98 laptops.

Has anyone ran into this issue, or has a solution.

Thx in advance.

[Dolemite]

Yup. Read this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040


"asoroudi" > wrote in message
m...
> We are currently upgrading 140 laptops from Win98 to WinXP Prof. All
> PC's log into a Win2k AD domain in the office.
>
> We have an application that requires file sharing via UNC in a
> peer-peer environment when the laptop users are out in the field.
>
> Running into the following issue with the WinXP to WinXP
> communications out in the field.
>
> We have shared a folder "XXX" on all XP Laptops. XXX has full sharing
> & security rights assigned to the "Everyone" group.
>
> When the users log into their respective XP laptops out in the field
> (Loggin on as if they were in the office), they go to network
> neighborhood. They double click on the domain they both belong to,
> they see each other's laptops; however, when they double-click on the
> other's laptop, they are prompted for a username/password. The only
> username/password that works is the local admin user's
> username/password.
>
> I understand the fact that the XP laptops do not have a cache of all
> the domain users in their SAM, but since we assigned the "Everyone"
> group full rights to the shared folder, it should not care who is
> accessing the shared folder.There should be no prompting of user
> cerdentials.
>
> Obviously, we did not run into this issue with our Win98 laptops.
>
> Has anyone ran into this issue, or has a solution.
>
> Thx in advance.

[Dolemite]

And this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307874


"asoroudi" > wrote in message
m...
> We are currently upgrading 140 laptops from Win98 to WinXP Prof. All
> PC's log into a Win2k AD domain in the office.
>
> We have an application that requires file sharing via UNC in a
> peer-peer environment when the laptop users are out in the field.
>
> Running into the following issue with the WinXP to WinXP
> communications out in the field.
>
> We have shared a folder "XXX" on all XP Laptops. XXX has full sharing
> & security rights assigned to the "Everyone" group.
>
> When the users log into their respective XP laptops out in the field
> (Loggin on as if they were in the office), they go to network
> neighborhood. They double click on the domain they both belong to,
> they see each other's laptops; however, when they double-click on the
> other's laptop, they are prompted for a username/password. The only
> username/password that works is the local admin user's
> username/password.
>
> I understand the fact that the XP laptops do not have a cache of all
> the domain users in their SAM, but since we assigned the "Everyone"
> group full rights to the shared folder, it should not care who is
> accessing the shared folder.There should be no prompting of user
> cerdentials.
>
> Obviously, we did not run into this issue with our Win98 laptops.
>
> Has anyone ran into this issue, or has a solution.
>
> Thx in advance.

[asoroudi]

I have actually read that article already. Nothing in there pertaining
to my issue. Note: We are not using simple file sharing. These laptops
have joined a domain already. Thx anyway.

Any other help would be appreciated.

"Dolemite" > wrote in message >...
> Yup. Read this:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
>
>
> "asoroudi" > wrote in message
> m...
> > We are currently upgrading 140 laptops from Win98 to WinXP Prof. All
> > PC's log into a Win2k AD domain in the office.
> >
> > We have an application that requires file sharing via UNC in a
> > peer-peer environment when the laptop users are out in the field.
> >
> > Running into the following issue with the WinXP to WinXP
> > communications out in the field.
> >
> > We have shared a folder "XXX" on all XP Laptops. XXX has full sharing
> > & security rights assigned to the "Everyone" group.
> >
> > When the users log into their respective XP laptops out in the field
> > (Loggin on as if they were in the office), they go to network
> > neighborhood. They double click on the domain they both belong to,
> > they see each other's laptops; however, when they double-click on the
> > other's laptop, they are prompted for a username/password. The only
> > username/password that works is the local admin user's
> > username/password.
> >
> > I understand the fact that the XP laptops do not have a cache of all
> > the domain users in their SAM, but since we assigned the "Everyone"
> > group full rights to the shared folder, it should not care who is
> > accessing the shared folder.There should be no prompting of user
> > cerdentials.
> >
> > Obviously, we did not run into this issue with our Win98 laptops.
> >
> > Has anyone ran into this issue, or has a solution.
> >
> > Thx in advance.