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John Prophet · 08-07-2003, 03:56 PM

On site help needed as usual,lol.

Fresh install of xp home....trying to hook back up to the workgroup...I see all the comps and shares etc....when I click on the one I want to connect to, it gives me a password prompt...I type in the password and it just sits there.....I went to the w98 comp and changed the password to make sure I had the right one and I came back and tried it again but it still just sits there...

What am I forgetting??

Thanks, JP

Telexen · 08-07-2003, 04:35 PM

for a simple fix for that, I've found if you go to your Windows account, and set a password, (which you can remove then)...it should allow you in.

To avoid having to do that, when you install Windows XP on a machine, DO NOT use the stupid Network Setup Wizard to share a folder. Simply use the Sharing option when you right click on the folder

John Prophet · 08-07-2003, 04:47 PM

Set a password on WHICH windows account? the w98 computer?

I didnt use the wizard I dont think, lol.

Hard to believe microsoft designed it this way knowing that THOUSANDS of offices and home networks would have to go thru this bullcrap.

I already made the W98 comp use "client for Msoft networks" as the primary login....and used the blank for the password...so I guess the blank doesnt work??

JP

Telexen · 08-07-2003, 04:49 PM

You're sitting on an XP machine, trying to access a Windows 98 machine, right?

If so, set a password for the XP account you're on now.

John Prophet · 08-07-2003, 04:58 PM

Ok, so does that take a while to get into the system or what? Cuz I have a password on the XP machine and the W98 machine I am trying to access....I have the firewall off...I have the proper workgroup name....I have netbios over tcp/ip enabled.

I see the share..I click on it, it asks for a password...I click on the password...its sits there like a freaking piece of crap. (can you tell I am tired of this? lol)

Thanks for the help so far.

Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. .....I know many of you have done this before, it MUST be a very common occurance....someone throw out the words of wisdom!!!!

JP

John Prophet · 08-07-2003, 05:04 PM

Ok, when I go thru quickbooks to try to access the share I get an error saying that the drive or network connection is unavailable. But if I make it browse the network I can click on it to the password prompt again, lol..where it...uhh...sits there.

This is fun, I wonder if I can get my pizza delivery job back.