Connectivity with others

27 Dec 2006 11:53 PM

Jim

The information I received from my previous post was excellent, and allowed
me to take a different approach to connecting my other home computers to my
primary system.

Now, while booted to XP Pro x64, my other two computers can map a drive and
access data as needed.

What isn't working, is when I boot up to XP Pro (32bit) OS, with the same
folder sharing options, what appears to be the same Local Security Policies,
and other security settings.

Each time one of the other systems attempt to access my system (while I'm
booted into the 32bit OS), it asks for a user id and profile - my x64 doesn't
(because it is configured as "Everyone" - or so I think.) I would prefer
that it not ask for a user id/password for my system.

But at least, now, the other systems recognize the fact that I'm on the
network, regardless of the OS I'm booted into.

Any ideas to help me set my system to permit access by other home computers
without them having to have a profile/password defined on the system, is
greatly appreciated.

28 Dec 2006 3:48 PM

Doug Sherman [MVP]

Try:

When running XP Pro x32 create new user accounts with names and passwords
that exactly match the user names and passwords used to log onto the other
machines. You do not have to log onto XP Pro with these accounts - just
create them.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

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"Jim" <J**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E1DEA219-83F6-402E-B1E9-A3C15E264488@microsoft.com...
> The information I received from my previous post was excellent, and
allowed
> me to take a different approach to connecting my other home computers to
my
> primary system.
>
> Now, while booted to XP Pro x64, my other two computers can map a drive
and
> access data as needed.
>
> What isn't working, is when I boot up to XP Pro (32bit) OS, with the same
> folder sharing options, what appears to be the same Local Security
Policies,
> and other security settings.
>
> Each time one of the other systems attempt to access my system (while I'm
> booted into the 32bit OS), it asks for a user id and profile - my x64
doesn't
> (because it is configured as "Everyone" - or so I think.) I would prefer
> that it not ask for a user id/password for my system.
>
> But at least, now, the other systems recognize the fact that I'm on the
> network, regardless of the OS I'm booted into.
>
> Any ideas to help me set my system to permit access by other home
computers
> without them having to have a profile/password defined on the system, is
> greatly appreciated.