Eugene Soh
December 6th 03, 11:09 AM
Just a quick question, what file system are you running on
XP??
If you are running NTFS, the reason why u came across this
problem is because you are trying to access a NTFS
partition using a FAT32 platform.
The easiest solution is to format Win XP and reinstall it
under FAT32.
>-----Original Message-----
>Just upgraded to XP from W2000. Reason was that the W2000
was on a
>used laptop.
>We have six other machines in our workgroup, with W98SE
and WME.
>All (simply) shared directories on the WINXP laptop are
not accessible
>from the other machines..we get user and password
dialogues. (NETBUI
>discontinuance in XP?)
>Possibly there are legacy security settings from W2000
that have been
>carried forward from the upgrade?
>Initially, upon connectiing the laptop to the LAN, it
demanded a
>password, which did not exist. So I booted from a W9X
floppy and
>killed the WINNT\config\sam file. Fine.
>But look. There are only two of us here!
>Can we just dispense with all this, so it runs like my
OEM WinXP Dell,
>and just GET RID of it all??
>I want the other machines to access the shared folders at
will. We do
>not WANT all this W2000 legacy paranoia!
>We have adequate firewalls to the WAN/Cable. I just want
the HP
>Laptop to run like everything else.
>
>I am sure I am not the only one who finds it significant
that there
>are so many threads here indicating that to many non-
power users or
>non-network gurus, the whole security mechanism causes
more problems
>than it solves, and many Joe Users do not want it, do not
appreciate
>it, and do not want to learn it. (Yes, hardly unique to
this
>situation!)
>We simple users want the stability of W2000/XP. We do
not want to
>create an IT bureaucracy, or a second occupation. We
want to turn the
>thing on and get to work, cut the crap with the guessing
games about
>who we are and what the Secret Password of the Day is,
and did it
>expire overnight, etc..etc..
>Any suggestions welcomed. Thanks.
>.
>
XP??
If you are running NTFS, the reason why u came across this
problem is because you are trying to access a NTFS
partition using a FAT32 platform.
The easiest solution is to format Win XP and reinstall it
under FAT32.
>-----Original Message-----
>Just upgraded to XP from W2000. Reason was that the W2000
was on a
>used laptop.
>We have six other machines in our workgroup, with W98SE
and WME.
>All (simply) shared directories on the WINXP laptop are
not accessible
>from the other machines..we get user and password
dialogues. (NETBUI
>discontinuance in XP?)
>Possibly there are legacy security settings from W2000
that have been
>carried forward from the upgrade?
>Initially, upon connectiing the laptop to the LAN, it
demanded a
>password, which did not exist. So I booted from a W9X
floppy and
>killed the WINNT\config\sam file. Fine.
>But look. There are only two of us here!
>Can we just dispense with all this, so it runs like my
OEM WinXP Dell,
>and just GET RID of it all??
>I want the other machines to access the shared folders at
will. We do
>not WANT all this W2000 legacy paranoia!
>We have adequate firewalls to the WAN/Cable. I just want
the HP
>Laptop to run like everything else.
>
>I am sure I am not the only one who finds it significant
that there
>are so many threads here indicating that to many non-
power users or
>non-network gurus, the whole security mechanism causes
more problems
>than it solves, and many Joe Users do not want it, do not
appreciate
>it, and do not want to learn it. (Yes, hardly unique to
this
>situation!)
>We simple users want the stability of W2000/XP. We do
not want to
>create an IT bureaucracy, or a second occupation. We
want to turn the
>thing on and get to work, cut the crap with the guessing
games about
>who we are and what the Secret Password of the Day is,
and did it
>expire overnight, etc..etc..
>Any suggestions welcomed. Thanks.
>.
>