> I have a network with 4 workstations using a workgroup (no server).
> One of the workstation's machine name was changed and now one of the
> other workstations cannot connect to it in the My Network Places -
> Entire Network - Workgroup interface. I can map a drive letter to the
> machine using the "Logon as a different user option" and then it will
> connect correctly even in the My Network Places interface, but if I
> disconnect the mapped drive it goes back to spitting out a invalid
> logon message. When I map a drive letter that way, the drop-down list
> shows the old machine name, which I can change to the new name to
> make the drive mapping work. It appears to want to use the old
> original machine name by default whenever there is no active
> connection to that PC. None of the other workstations in the
> workgroup are having this issue -- its only on this one machine. And
> the PC I'm trying to connect to can connect in the other direction
> just fine.
>
> My question is, where can I change the logon name/pswd a PC will use
> by default when you click on one of the computers displayed in the
> workgroup folder in My Network Places - Entire Network? The first
> time you do it a login window pops up so you can set it, but from
> that point on it does not appear.
>
> All PCs in the workgroup are running Windows XP Pro 32-bit + SP1 +
> SP2 + SP3. They all have File And Printer Sharing enabled and NetBIOS
> enabled over TCP/IP. Firewalls are configured to trust all PCs whose
> IP address is in the range our router uses.
>
> Thankyou in advance for any insight you can provide...

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Axe22 <Ax***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I have a network with 4 workstations using a workgroup (no server).
> > One of the workstation's machine name was changed and now one of the
> > other workstations cannot connect to it in the My Network Places -
> > Entire Network - Workgroup interface. I can map a drive letter to the
> > machine using the "Logon as a different user option" and then it will
> > connect correctly even in the My Network Places interface, but if I
> > disconnect the mapped drive it goes back to spitting out a invalid
> > logon message. When I map a drive letter that way, the drop-down list
> > shows the old machine name, which I can change to the new name to
> > make the drive mapping work. It appears to want to use the old
> > original machine name by default whenever there is no active
> > connection to that PC. None of the other workstations in the
> > workgroup are having this issue -- its only on this one machine. And
> > the PC I'm trying to connect to can connect in the other direction
> > just fine.
> >
> > My question is, where can I change the logon name/pswd a PC will use
> > by default when you click on one of the computers displayed in the
> > workgroup folder in My Network Places - Entire Network? The first
> > time you do it a login window pops up so you can set it, but from
> > that point on it does not appear.
> >
> > All PCs in the workgroup are running Windows XP Pro 32-bit + SP1 +
> > SP2 + SP3. They all have File And Printer Sharing enabled and NetBIOS
> > enabled over TCP/IP. Firewalls are configured to trust all PCs whose
> > IP address is in the range our router uses.
> >
> > Thankyou in advance for any insight you can provide...
>
> See if this helps:
> "Behavior of stored user names and passwords"
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281660
>
> Also, and very OT -
>
> You have multiple identical posts, because you're using the icky web
> interface to the newsgroups (this is a major problem lately). For this and
> for many other reasons, I suggest you try  using a news client, such as
> Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or even Outlook Express, instead. It's a lot
> easier to do nearly everything that way. You can mark messages to be
> watched, filter the views so you can see replies to your posts easily, and
> search.
>
> The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can
> subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.
>
> The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
> explanation of newsgroups
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm
> http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
> - Set Up Newsreader
>
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
> microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
> working properly
> http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
> crossposting
>
> Some newsreaders for Windows
> http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte
> http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)
> http://gravity.tbates.org/
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