From: "Robert Comer" 

> On his new machine he doesn't get prompted for a username and a password.
> I came across some mention that this can cause problems when trying to
> share files. So how in XP does one turn on the use of username/password?

To create a password:  (Though I'm not sure that's your problem, with any
NT variants you have to match user IDs and passwords, even if the passwords
are blank and it usually works.)

Control panel -> "User accounts" Click on probably the only id
there, and then "create password"


- Bob Comer


"Randall Parker"
 wrote in
message news:40f8751b{at}w3.nls.net...
> Geo,
>
> On his new machine he doesn't get prompted for a username and a password.
> I came across some mention that this can cause problems when trying to
> share files. So how in XP does one turn on the use of username/password?
>
> You say:
>
> > ping HisOldMachineNameHere
>
> But do you meam he should try that on his old machine or his new machine?
>
> Geo. wrote:
>
>> "Randall Parker"

>> wrote
>> in message news:40f812bc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>
>>> > net view \\207.105.135.9
>>>
>>>NET VIEW Responds:
>>>There are no entries in the list
>>>
>>>
>>>I then had him type his logical machine instead:
>>>
>>> > net view \\HisOldMachineNameHere
>>>
>>>and then it showed the X share on the list.
>>
>>
>> when that happens have him type
>>
>> ping HisOldMachineNameHere
>>
>> and see if it pings 207.105.135.9 or some other IP address, my guess is
>> it
>> pings a different address. If so then try using that IP instead of the .9
>> IP
>>
>>
>>>Over on the NEW machine I had him type again the OLD machine name:
>>>
>>> > net view \\HisOldMachineNameHere
>>>System Error 5 has occurred. Access is denied.
>>
>>
>> On the "HisOldMachineNameHere" computer, enable the
guest account or
>> create
>> an account that exactly matches the username and password that he is
>> using
>> on the NEW machine.
>>
>> Geo.
>>

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