Access Windows 2000 machine from Windows XP.


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I can't access my wifes computer running Windows 2000. It comes up with a password box but I put in my password yet I get rejected. I created my logon name in XP on her box. I sent the security issues. But I still can't access. Anyone know whow to access the box? Thanks.

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Check to see if you have Xp's firewall installed on your connection..

happened to me too.. took me a week to figure out that was it.

hope this helps

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Originally posted by EmuZombie  

try this...  for the username put in MachineNameUsername  and then the password...  sometimes it gets picky...

you mean under the XP box or 2000 box. :smart:

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If they are your PC's and you have a local server, make sure both PC's have authenticated properly on the same domain and that you have rights/Permissions to the resources on the other PC.

If they are your PC's and you don't have a local server, you probably just need to add an new local User (which matches the name and password on your PC, and which you alread did) to your wifes PC and assign rights/Permissions to the resources for the new local User account.

Even if you created your account on her pc, but don't assign rights/Permissions for your newly created local User account to her resources, you will still not be able to access her shares.

If your wife's computer is a corporate PC (or your is), then to access computer resources/shares the system admin may have set Authorized Users as an option for access. The only way to access your wife's PC then is to type in her username and password from your PC to access her resources if you have Windows 95. Anything more advanced than Win95 and your PC may also need to be a member of her corporate domain to access the resources on her PC. If she has admin rights on her laptop/PC and is part of the Administrators group, she can set the resources to be used by Everyone (which bypasses Traverse Checking) if she so desires. Or she can create a local account on her PC for you or add your PC (from a different workgroup or domain) to be able to access the resources on her PC.

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Even though you created your account on her pc, you probably didn't assign your access and read/write rights and Permissions for your newly created local User account to her previously shared resources.

You need to go to the shared resources on her PC and right click on them and select the Properties and under the Security tab add your User name account, under the Sharing tab, click on Permissions and do the same, add your user name account.

There are differences between the Share Permisssions (Network), while the Security tab primarily effects local access on/from her PC to the resources/directrories.

If you don't add your User rights from her PC to her shares via the Permissions, you will still not be able to access her PC from your PC.

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I have Win2k running on my desktop and WinXP on my laptop. At home on my workgroup, I do not have a local server to authenticate users. I found that the easiest way to access my Win2k box is to enter the Administrator name and password for the Win2k box when the prompt pops up. I've tried with authenticated users and it never seemed to work too well.

Try the local admin information of the Win2k comp and it should let you in.

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I had some problem conecting my laptop(winme) with Xp, same asking for passwords. It didnt work when i modified accounts from the start menu.

So i right click my computer-->manage -->local users and groups

then just create a new account , similar to that on the win2k machine.

It works for me now.

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Forgot to mention this:

In the Sharing --> Permissions (for network access) of the appropriate shared resources, you should REMOVE Authenticated Users and use only the usernames for your wifes account (on her PC) and your account (on her PC). Or you could add Everyone to the shares and anyone (on the Network) could have access to the shares. I don't personally like Everyone because of the lack of security. If however, you and your wife's accounts on her PC are Adminstrator accounts, it would have the same effect.

Remove all usernames and other permissions except for her username and your account username on her PC for the shares.

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