<Jess> wrote in message news:ni3ja1p4qreoj02kbqoomr6ptia1v9g837@4ax.com...
> Hello
>
> I have a question about sharing on a network.
>
> I am using XP Pro
>
> One machine two users.  P-1 is administrator and set up the machine,
> P-2 is a user only.  When going on the network, other machines
> "always" have to input a password regardless of which user is logged
> on, in order to share on this machine.
>
> P-1 uses a password to logon to the machine.  P-2 does not require a
> password.  I understand that when P-1 is logged on a password on the
> network would be required.  I want to be able to logon as P-2 and
> others on the network to be able to share without have to input a
> password.  What am I doing wrong?  It is a damn shame that MS has to
> make networking so damn complicated.  To me it would be so easy to
> input a user and have a menu to check off what that user can or can't
> do on the machine and network and be done with it.  I doubt that the
> dang people that write MS software can use half of it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jess

>Well, the user name and password (or lack of one) of the person logged onto
>a machine has nothing to do with the user name and password of the person
>attempting to access the machine over the network.  Assuming you are using
>classic file sharing on your XP Pro machine, create a new user account with
>the same user name and password as the person logged onto the remote
>machine.
>
>Doug Sherman
>MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
><Jess> wrote in message news:ni3ja1p4qreoj02kbqoomr6ptia1v9g837@4ax.com...
>> Hello
>>
>> I have a question about sharing on a network.
>>
>> I am using XP Pro
>>
>> One machine two users.  P-1 is administrator and set up the machine,
>> P-2 is a user only.  When going on the network, other machines
>> "always" have to input a password regardless of which user is logged
>> on, in order to share on this machine.
>>
>> P-1 uses a password to logon to the machine.  P-2 does not require a
>> password.  I understand that when P-1 is logged on a password on the
>> network would be required.  I want to be able to logon as P-2 and
>> others on the network to be able to share without have to input a
>> password.  What am I doing wrong?  It is a damn shame that MS has to
>> make networking so damn complicated.  To me it would be so easy to
>> input a user and have a menu to check off what that user can or can't
>> do on the machine and network and be done with it.  I doubt that the
>> dang people that write MS software can use half of it.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jess
>

>Hello
>
>I have a question about sharing on a network.
>
>I am using XP Pro
>
>One machine two users.  P-1 is administrator and set up the machine,
>P-2 is a user only.  When going on the network, other machines
>"always" have to input a password regardless of which user is logged
>on, in order to share on this machine.
>
>P-1 uses a password to logon to the machine.  P-2 does not require a
>password.  I understand that when P-1 is logged on a password on the
>network would be required.  I want to be able to logon as P-2 and
>others on the network to be able to share without have to input a
>password.  What am I doing wrong?  It is a damn shame that MS has to
>make networking so damn complicated.  To me it would be so easy to
>input a user and have a menu to check off what that user can or can't
>do on the machine and network and be done with it.  I doubt that the
>dang people that write MS software can use half of it.
>
>Thanks
>
>Jess

>On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 08:04:44 -0500, Jess <> wrote:
>
>>Hello
>>
>>I have a question about sharing on a network.
>>
>>I am using XP Pro
>>
>>One machine two users.  P-1 is administrator and set up the machine,
>>P-2 is a user only.  When going on the network, other machines
>>"always" have to input a password regardless of which user is logged
>>on, in order to share on this machine.
>>
>>P-1 uses a password to logon to the machine.  P-2 does not require a
>>password.  I understand that when P-1 is logged on a password on the
>>network would be required.  I want to be able to logon as P-2 and
>>others on the network to be able to share without have to input a
>>password.  What am I doing wrong?  It is a damn shame that MS has to
>>make networking so damn complicated.  To me it would be so easy to
>>input a user and have a menu to check off what that user can or can't
>>do on the machine and network and be done with it.  I doubt that the
>>dang people that write MS software can use half of it.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Jess
>
>Jess,
>
>Networking, and protecting what's networked, is complicated.  Microsoft or other
>vendor.
>
>Depending upon your operating system on each computer, how your file sharing is
>setup, and specifically what resources you need to share, you may be able to use
>Guest authentication (password or no password) between your two computers.
><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/windows-xp-file-sharing-not-so-simple.html>
>
>For more details, see the Microsoft white paper:
><http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>
>
>Want more help?  Provide details about your two computers - operating system
>name, version, and Service Pack level.

>On 10 Jun 2005 12:03:03 -0500, Chuck <n***@example.net> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 08:04:44 -0500, Jess <> wrote:
>>
>>>Hello
>>>
>>>I have a question about sharing on a network.
>>>
>>>I am using XP Pro
>>>
>>>One machine two users.  P-1 is administrator and set up the machine,
>>>P-2 is a user only.  When going on the network, other machines
>>>"always" have to input a password regardless of which user is logged
>>>on, in order to share on this machine.
>>>
>>>P-1 uses a password to logon to the machine.  P-2 does not require a
>>>password.  I understand that when P-1 is logged on a password on the
>>>network would be required.  I want to be able to logon as P-2 and
>>>others on the network to be able to share without have to input a
>>>password.  What am I doing wrong?  It is a damn shame that MS has to
>>>make networking so damn complicated.  To me it would be so easy to
>>>input a user and have a menu to check off what that user can or can't
>>>do on the machine and network and be done with it.  I doubt that the
>>>dang people that write MS software can use half of it.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Jess
>>
>>Jess,
>>
>>Networking, and protecting what's networked, is complicated.  Microsoft or other
>>vendor.
>>
>>Depending upon your operating system on each computer, how your file sharing is
>>setup, and specifically what resources you need to share, you may be able to use
>>Guest authentication (password or no password) between your two computers.
>><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/windows-xp-file-sharing-not-so-simple.html>
>>
>>For more details, see the Microsoft white paper:
>><http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>
>>
>>Want more help?  Provide details about your two computers - operating system
>>name, version, and Service Pack level.
>
>
>Chuck would you read my response to Dough?
>
>Jess