Ivo van selst
April 4th 03, 07:23 PM
XP and XP Home networking has been "simplified" to the
extent that it can be very annoying to try to make it work
properly. There are some articles in the KB re: enabling
file sharing under Window XP; however, what it often boils
down to is this:
Ensure the exact same user exists on both machines with
the same password.
Check through your Group Policy security objects to ensure
that there are no enabled options like: Disable Access to
this PC from the Network.
The MS Knowledge base articles (cann't recall the numbers)
are actually rather good.
No email please.
>-----Original Message-----
(Anoob) wrote:
>
>>i am having a strange problem. i have a win98 on one and
winXP Home
>>edition on another machine which is conneted directly
through network
>>cards. i can ping both systems. i shared the folders on
win98, on
>>winXP and i can access the network well. But after
restarting the XP
>>machine, when i try to access the XP machine from the
win98 machine it
>>is asking for network password to connect to \\"XP
machine
>>name"\\IPC$. When i check the xp machine folder the
sharing sign(hand
>>carrying folder) seems to be there but when i take
then "Sharing and
>>Security" from a shared folders properties menu.
The "Network Sharing
>>and Seurity" column in Sharing tab sharing tab is
saying "As a
>>security measure, windows has disabled remote access to
this computer.
>>However you can access remote access and safely share
files by running
>>the network setup wizard" follwed by two links
saying "Network Setup
>>Wizard" and "If you understand the security risks but
want to share
>>files without running the wizard click here". And if i
click the 2nd
>>link and enable "Just enable file sharing" and then ok.
Then i can
>>access the xp machine from win98 without getting the
password prompt
>>window and can access files. and you dont need
enable "Just enable
>>file sharing" for every other folder if one is done so
all the others
>>can be accessed irelevant of which one you enabled the
option "Just
>>enable file sharing".
>>please help me out because i am fed up with enbale "Just
enable file
>>sharing" every time after reboot. And tried almost every
possibilities
>>except reinstalling XP once more. Or please tell me
whether its a
>>feature of windows xp home edition..
>
>Does this happen when you log on with administrator
rights?
>
>Hans-Georg
>
>--
>No mail, please.
>.
>
extent that it can be very annoying to try to make it work
properly. There are some articles in the KB re: enabling
file sharing under Window XP; however, what it often boils
down to is this:
Ensure the exact same user exists on both machines with
the same password.
Check through your Group Policy security objects to ensure
that there are no enabled options like: Disable Access to
this PC from the Network.
The MS Knowledge base articles (cann't recall the numbers)
are actually rather good.
No email please.
>-----Original Message-----
(Anoob) wrote:
>
>>i am having a strange problem. i have a win98 on one and
winXP Home
>>edition on another machine which is conneted directly
through network
>>cards. i can ping both systems. i shared the folders on
win98, on
>>winXP and i can access the network well. But after
restarting the XP
>>machine, when i try to access the XP machine from the
win98 machine it
>>is asking for network password to connect to \\"XP
machine
>>name"\\IPC$. When i check the xp machine folder the
sharing sign(hand
>>carrying folder) seems to be there but when i take
then "Sharing and
>>Security" from a shared folders properties menu.
The "Network Sharing
>>and Seurity" column in Sharing tab sharing tab is
saying "As a
>>security measure, windows has disabled remote access to
this computer.
>>However you can access remote access and safely share
files by running
>>the network setup wizard" follwed by two links
saying "Network Setup
>>Wizard" and "If you understand the security risks but
want to share
>>files without running the wizard click here". And if i
click the 2nd
>>link and enable "Just enable file sharing" and then ok.
Then i can
>>access the xp machine from win98 without getting the
password prompt
>>window and can access files. and you dont need
enable "Just enable
>>file sharing" for every other folder if one is done so
all the others
>>can be accessed irelevant of which one you enabled the
option "Just
>>enable file sharing".
>>please help me out because i am fed up with enbale "Just
enable file
>>sharing" every time after reboot. And tried almost every
possibilities
>>except reinstalling XP once more. Or please tell me
whether its a
>>feature of windows xp home edition..
>
>Does this happen when you log on with administrator
rights?
>
>Hans-Georg
>
>--
>No mail, please.
>.
>