> I have a simple home network with XP Home machines and one Vista
> machine. I recently came by a W2K laptop and added it successfully to
> the network. I setup a share of c:\temp folder on the W2K machine. So
> I attempted to access this W2K share from one of the XP machines and I
> was presented with the login/password popup. I entered the account
> information needed and connected. Being a W2K newbie, is it typical
> for XP Home machines only making the connection by first entering the
> login/password? I don't have to make any type of authentications
> between XPs and Vista. Can I setup W2K the same way, where I don't
> have to enter login/password first before making the connecton to the
> shared folder?

> Put the same Username/Password combo on all the PC's in your network and
>   then you won't have to authenticate each time you try to access the share.
>
>
>
> kd833 wrote:
> > I have a simple home network with XP Home machines and one Vista
> > machine. I recently came by a W2K laptop and added it successfully to
> > the network. I setup a share of c:\temp folder on the W2K machine. So
> > I attempted to access this W2K share from one of the XP machines and I
> > was presented with the login/password popup. I entered the account
> > information needed and connected. Being a W2K newbie, is it typical
> > for XP Home machines only making the connection by first entering the
> > login/password? I don't have to make any type of authentications
> > between XPs and Vista. Can I setup W2K the same way, where I don't
> > have to enter login/password first before making the connecton to the
> > shared folder?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

> That's not exactly what I wanted to do. This methods means all
> machines on the network will have for example user1/password in order
> to connect to the share without authenticating. All my machine have
> different user names and passwords.
>
>
> On Nov 6, 10:01 am, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Put the same Username/Password combo on all the PC's in your network and
>>  then you won't have to authenticate each time you try to access the share.
>>
>>
>>
>>kd833 wrote:
>>
>>>I have a simple home network with XP Home machines and one Vista
>>>machine. I recently came by a W2K laptop and added it successfully to
>>>the network. I setup a share of c:\temp folder on the W2K machine. So
>>>I attempted to access this W2K share from one of the XP machines and I
>>>was presented with the login/password popup. I entered the account
>>>information needed and connected. Being a W2K newbie, is it typical
>>>for XP Home machines only making the connection by first entering the
>>>login/password? I don't have to make any type of authentications
>>>between XPs and Vista. Can I setup W2K the same way, where I don't
>>>have to enter login/password first before making the connecton to the
>>>shared folder?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>- Show quoted text -
>
>

> Don't change them, just ADD them to the others.
>
>
>
> kd833 wrote:
> > That's not exactly what I wanted to do. This methods means all
> > machines on the network will have for example user1/password in order
> > to connect to the share without authenticating. All my machine have
> > different user names and passwords.
>
> > On Nov 6, 10:01 am, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >>Put the same Username/Password combo on all the PC's in your network and
> >>  then you won't have to authenticate each time you try to access the share.
>
> >>kd833 wrote:
>
> >>>I have a simple home network with XP Home machines and one Vista
> >>>machine. I recently came by a W2K laptop and added it successfully to
> >>>the network. I setup a share of c:\temp folder on the W2K machine. So
> >>>I attempted to access this W2K share from one of the XP machines and I
> >>>was presented with the login/password popup. I entered the account
> >>>information needed and connected. Being a W2K newbie, is it typical
> >>>for XP Home machines only making the connection by first entering the
> >>>login/password? I don't have to make any type of authentications
> >>>between XPs and Vista. Can I setup W2K the same way, where I don't
> >>>have to enter login/password first before making the connecton to the
> >>>shared folder?- Hide quoted text -
>
> >>- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

> Yes, I understood you. I added the account to two of the other
> machines. However, when I tried to connect to the shared folde it
> still asked for login/password first. After I make the initial
> connection it doesn't ask any more (if I go into the shar later).
>
>
> On Nov 6, 11:02 am, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Don't change them, just ADD them to the others.
>>
>>
>>
>>kd833 wrote:
>>
>>>That's not exactly what I wanted to do. This methods means all
>>>machines on the network will have for example user1/password in order
>>>to connect to the share without authenticating. All my machine have
>>>different user names and passwords.
>>
>>>On Nov 6, 10:01 am, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>Put the same Username/Password combo on all the PC's in your network and
>>>> then you won't have to authenticate each time you try to access the share.
>>
>>>>kd833 wrote:
>>
>>>>>I have a simple home network with XP Home machines and one Vista
>>>>>machine. I recently came by a W2K laptop and added it successfully to
>>>>>the network. I setup a share of c:\temp folder on the W2K machine. So
>>>>>I attempted to access this W2K share from one of the XP machines and I
>>>>>was presented with the login/password popup. I entered the account
>>>>>information needed and connected. Being a W2K newbie, is it typical
>>>>>for XP Home machines only making the connection by first entering the
>>>>>login/password? I don't have to make any type of authentications
>>>>>between XPs and Vista. Can I setup W2K the same way, where I don't
>>>>>have to enter login/password first before making the connecton to the
>>>>>shared folder?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>>>- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>- Show quoted text -
>
>

> You added the account on the target PC, correct? Put the login that you
> are using on the XP PC onto the W2K PC. Try logging onto the W2K PC with
> the logon that you are using once, as it almost sounds like the password
> is not the same.
>
>
>
> kd833 wrote:
> > Yes, I understood you. I added the account to two of the other
> > machines. However, when I tried to connect to the shared folde it
> > still asked for login/password first. After I make the initial
> > connection it doesn't ask any more (if I go into the shar later).
>
> > On Nov 6, 11:02 am, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >>Don't change them, just ADD them to the others.
>
> >>kd833 wrote:
>
> >>>That's not exactly what I wanted to do. This methods means all
> >>>machines on the network will have for example user1/password in order
> >>>to connect to the share without authenticating. All my machine have
> >>>different user names and passwords.
>
> >>>On Nov 6, 10:01 am, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>Put the same Username/Password combo on all the PC's in your network and
> >>>> then you won't have to authenticate each time you try to access the share.
>
> >>>>kd833 wrote:
>
> >>>>>I have a simple home network with XP Home machines and one Vista
> >>>>>machine. I recently came by a W2K laptop and added it successfully to
> >>>>>the network. I setup a share of c:\temp folder on the W2K machine. So
> >>>>>I attempted to access this W2K share from one of the XP machines and I
> >>>>>was presented with the login/password popup. I entered the account
> >>>>>information needed and connected. Being a W2K newbie, is it typical
> >>>>>for XP Home machines only making the connection by first entering the
> >>>>>login/password? I don't have to make any type of authentications
> >>>>>between XPs and Vista. Can I setup W2K the same way, where I don't
> >>>>>have to enter login/password first before making the connecton to the
> >>>>>shared folder?- Hide quoted text -
>
> >>>>- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> >>- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

> :-) I got it. I was doing things in reverse. Your last post straighten
> me out. As you said, I added the XP accounts to the W2K machine and
> the corrections are free from the login/password prompting. Thanks for
> your patience.
>
>
> On Nov 6, 3:59 pm, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>You added the account on the target PC, correct? Put the login that you
>>are using on the XP PC onto the W2K PC. Try logging onto the W2K PC with
>>the logon that you are using once, as it almost sounds like the password
>>is not the same.
>>
>>
>>
>>kd833 wrote:
>>
>>>Yes, I understood you. I added the account to two of the other
>>>machines. However, when I tried to connect to the shared folde it
>>>still asked for login/password first. After I make the initial
>>>connection it doesn't ask any more (if I go into the shar later).
>>
>>>On Nov 6, 11:02 am, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>Don't change them, just ADD them to the others.
>>
>>>>kd833 wrote:
>>
>>>>>That's not exactly what I wanted to do. This methods means all
>>>>>machines on the network will have for example user1/password in order
>>>>>to connect to the share without authenticating. All my machine have
>>>>>different user names and passwords.
>>
>>>>>On Nov 6, 10:01 am, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>Put the same Username/Password combo on all the PC's in your network and
>>>>>>then you won't have to authenticate each time you try to access the share.
>>
>>>>>>kd833 wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>I have a simple home network with XP Home machines and one Vista
>>>>>>>machine. I recently came by a W2K laptop and added it successfully to
>>>>>>>the network. I setup a share of c:\temp folder on the W2K machine. So
>>>>>>>I attempted to access this W2K share from one of the XP machines and I
>>>>>>>was presented with the login/password popup. I entered the account
>>>>>>>information needed and connected. Being a W2K newbie, is it typical
>>>>>>>for XP Home machines only making the connection by first entering the
>>>>>>>login/password? I don't have to make any type of authentications
>>>>>>>between XPs and Vista. Can I setup W2K the same way, where I don't
>>>>>>>have to enter login/password first before making the connecton to the
>>>>>>>shared folder?- Hide quoted text -
>>
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>>>>- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
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>
>

"Bob I" <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> You're quite welcome, glad to hear the ducks are in a row! <grin>
>
> kd833 wrote:
>> :-) I got it. I was doing things in reverse. Your last post straighten
>> me out. As you said, I added the XP accounts to the W2K machine and
>> the corrections are free from the login/password prompting. Thanks for
>> your patience.
>>
>>
>> On Nov 6, 3:59 pm, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>You added the account on the target PC, correct? Put the login that you
>>>are using on the XP PC onto the W2K PC. Try logging onto the W2K PC with
>>>the logon that you are using once, as it almost sounds like the password
>>>is not the same.
>>>
>>>
>>>

> I had another thought after getting this to work. I activated the Guest
> account. And allowed the Gust account to have access to the share. This
> worked also.
>
>
> "Bob I" <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%236qqgmFQJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>>You're quite welcome, glad to hear the ducks are in a row! <grin>
>>
>>kd833 wrote:
>>
>>>:-) I got it. I was doing things in reverse. Your last post straighten
>>>me out. As you said, I added the XP accounts to the W2K machine and
>>>the corrections are free from the login/password prompting. Thanks for
>>>your patience.
>>>
>>>
>>>On Nov 6, 3:59 pm, Bob I <bire***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>You added the account on the target PC, correct? Put the login that you
>>>>are using on the XP PC onto the W2K PC. Try logging onto the W2K PC with
>>>>the logon that you are using once, as it almost sounds like the password
>>>>is not the same.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>
>
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