"DrB" wrote:

> Have main computer running WinXp-Pro with file/printer sharing on small
> network which may not have file/printer sharing. Generally I can see the
> Main computer from mine but now (has happened before several times) when I
> try to access files on the Main it asks for a password, which I never put in
> or installed. Originally it was a mapped drive on Main but I removed to
> remap and still asks for a password. Anyone know why and how to remove since
> I do not know of any password?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
>

> In article <1du163uitvb7d$.1ayduacguqy6w$.***@40tude.net>, Patty
> <pa***@iainttellin.com> wrote:
>>On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:33:02 -0800, Hamid wrote:
>>
>>> You might have to disable SIMPLE FILE SHARING on your both PCs if you havent
>>> done so.
>>>
>>
>>I don't think so.  If you have simple file sharing enabled, the computers
>>should allow access to Everyone and not ask for any passwords.  If you
>>disable simple file sharing, then passwords and permissions may be
>>necessary for access.
>>
>>Patty
>
> It's possible to get a password request when simple file sharing is
> enabled.  That will happen if network access via the Guest account is
> disabled, and there's no correct reply to the password prompt in that
> case.
>
> Use these commands in a command prompt window (Start > Run > cmd) to
> control network access via the Guest account:
>
> To enable:
>
>    net user guest /active:yes
>
> To disable:
>
>    net user guest /active:no

>> It's possible to get a password request when simple file sharing is
>> enabled.  That will happen if network access via the Guest account is
>> disabled, and there's no correct reply to the password prompt in that
>> case.
>>
>> Use these commands in a command prompt window (Start > Run > cmd) to
>> control network access via the Guest account:
>>
>> To enable:
>>
>>    net user guest /active:yes
>>
>> To disable:
>>
>>    net user guest /active:no
>
>Even so, it is more likely that a password will not be required for simple
>file sharing, where it most probably will be if you turn off simple file
>sharing.  I have a network with 5 computers using various OSes.  One
>computer (XP Pro) had simple file sharing enabled when I first set it up
>and everyone played real nice on the network.  Then I turned off simple
>file sharing.  Everyone who was playing nice already, continued to play
>nice, but any new systems were treated much differently.  I have a second
>computer using XP Pro with simple file sharing enabled and it lets everyone
>connect, new and old.  Guest account is disabled on both systems.
>
>Patty

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcma***@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:1a1cl2pnaepdp63q3f34f5bdqvetcqrjro@4ax.com...
> In article <1du163uitvb7d$.1ayduacguqy6w$.***@40tude.net>, Patty
> <pa***@iainttellin.com> wrote:
>>On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:33:02 -0800, Hamid wrote:
>>
>>> You might have to disable SIMPLE FILE SHARING on your both PCs if you
>>> havent
>>> done so.
>>>
>>
>>I don't think so.  If you have simple file sharing enabled, the computers
>>should allow access to Everyone and not ask for any passwords.  If you
>>disable simple file sharing, then passwords and permissions may be
>>necessary for access.
>>
>>Patty
>
> It's possible to get a password request when simple file sharing is
> enabled.  That will happen if network access via the Guest account is
> disabled, and there's no correct reply to the password prompt in that
> case.
>
> Use these commands in a command prompt window (Start > Run > cmd) to
> control network access via the Guest account:
>
> To enable:
>
>   net user guest /active:yes
>
> To disable:
>
>   net user guest /active:no
> --
> 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

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcma***@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:vevel25onlm2cr0r4loqupahflc1mueuf5@4ax.com...
> In article <#rLEQznBHHA.4***@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, "DrB"
> <drbur***@pacbell.net> wrote:
>>Guest account is off on all three computers and I do not have any problems
>>seeing each other except for the Wife's (which I had called as Main is
>>this
>>newsgroup) computer. So why do I need to change to allow Guest accounts?
>>
>>Doesn't one go into control panel-user accounts to do this and on what
>>computer?
>
> Enabling or disabling the Guest account in Control Panel > User
> Accounts has nothing to do with networking.  It determines whether
> someone can log on as Guest at a computer's local keyboard when the
> Welcome Screen or logon prompt appears.
>
> These commands control networked access to a computer's shared folders
> from other computers via the Guest account when simple file sharing is
> enabled:
>
> To allow other computers to access shared folders:
>
>     net user guest /active:yes
>
> To prevent other computers from accessing shared folders:
>
>     net user guest /active:no
> --
> 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

>>>Guest account is off on all three computers and I do not have any problems
>>>seeing each other except for the Wife's (which I had called as Main is
>>>this
>>>newsgroup) computer. So why do I need to change to allow Guest accounts?
>>>
>>>Doesn't one go into control panel-user accounts to do this and on what
>>>computer?
>>
>> Enabling or disabling the Guest account in Control Panel > User
>> Accounts has nothing to do with networking.  It determines whether
>> someone can log on as Guest at a computer's local keyboard when the
>> Welcome Screen or logon prompt appears.
>>
>> These commands control networked access to a computer's shared folders
>> from other computers via the Guest account when simple file sharing is
>> enabled:
>>
>> To allow other computers to access shared folders:
>>
>>     net user guest /active:yes
>>
>> To prevent other computers from accessing shared folders:
>>
>>     net user guest /active:no
>
>Now it is working again. Only thing I did was to restart over a 2 days. Hope
>it continues to work since this has happened  before for no known reason.
>
>Should I go into DOS and turn on net user guest/active anyway and maybe
>prevent future failure to see the computer?
>
>DrB