network problems after installing sp2

[garretth]

I have a wired network with two computers, one running
windows millenium edition and one with windows XP, on
which i have recently installed SP2. After installing,
the network is left one-sided. Internet works fine on
both, but only the XP computer can use the other's files.
I can not access files on the XP from the millenium. It
asks for a password to access files or a printer on the
XP, and i have never set up a password for those things.
This doesnt happen when i am using the XP and accessing
the Millenium, *only* vice versa. I have no idea what the
password is and/or how to disable it. I have disabled all
firewalls and all of the security from SP2, but i still
have a problem. What else can i do to disable a network
password?

[Haggis]

"garretth" > wrote in message
...
>I have a wired network with two computers, one running
> windows millenium edition and one with windows XP, on
> which i have recently installed SP2. After installing,
> the network is left one-sided. Internet works fine on
> both, but only the XP computer can use the other's files.
> I can not access files on the XP from the millenium. It
> asks for a password to access files or a printer on the
> XP, and i have never set up a password for those things.
> This doesnt happen when i am using the XP and accessing
> the Millenium, *only* vice versa. I have no idea what the
> password is and/or how to disable it. I have disabled all
> firewalls and all of the security from SP2, but i still
> have a problem. What else can i do to disable a network
> password?

try setting up an account on XP using the windows logon information the
winME machine uses

[Hans-Georg Michna]

On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:43:55 -0700, "garretth"
> wrote:

>I have a wired network with two computers, one running
>windows millenium edition and one with windows XP, on
>which i have recently installed SP2. After installing,
>the network is left one-sided. Internet works fine on
>both, but only the XP computer can use the other's files.
>I can not access files on the XP from the millenium. It
>asks for a password to access files or a printer on the
>XP, and i have never set up a password for those things.
>This doesnt happen when i am using the XP and accessing
>the Millenium, *only* vice versa. I have no idea what the
>password is and/or how to disable it. I have disabled all
>firewalls and all of the security from SP2, but i still
>have a problem. What else can i do to disable a network
>password?

Is that Windows XP Home or Professional?

You may have to enable the Guest account on the Windows XP
computer, as described in
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Networking_problems_after_installing_Ser vice_Pack_2,
subchapter "Connect as".

Hans-Georg

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