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Password Protection on Shared Folders
PROBLEM: One computer on a home network cannot access
password protected shared folders on the other computers. A pop-up requests the password; but the computer never responds to the request. The popup inserts "Guest" as the username, but it is grayed out. If password protection is removed, it can access the files, but very slowly. BACKGROUND: Network has three computers and a router connected to a DSL modem. Computer #1: wired Ethernet connection on a Windows ME machine. Computer #2: wireless laptop running Windows 98. Computer #3: new wireless connection on an HP computer running Windows XP Home. Problem is with Computer #3. Any Suggestions? Thanks, Paul |
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Password Protection on Shared Folders
In article , "Paul Stadnik"
wrote: PROBLEM: One computer on a home network cannot access password protected shared folders on the other computers. A pop-up requests the password; but the computer never responds to the request. The popup inserts "Guest" as the username, but it is grayed out. If password protection is removed, it can access the files, but very slowly. BACKGROUND: Network has three computers and a router connected to a DSL modem. Computer #1: wired Ethernet connection on a Windows ME machine. Computer #2: wireless laptop running Windows 98. Computer #3: new wireless connection on an HP computer running Windows XP Home. Problem is with Computer #3. Any Suggestions? Thanks, Paul There's a bug in Windows XP (Computer #3) that causes it not to respond to a password prompt if the name of the computer being accessed contains a space. Remove all spaces from the computer name on Computer #1 and #2. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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