Password when first networking?

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Tyler

I am networking 2 computers together. And on my computer
with Windows 98 i am trying to send a file to my other
computer which has WIndows XP. When i try to open the
XP's files it asks for a password. I was wondering what
this password might be since I haven't assigned it a
password.
Thank you for your help.
 
If you have XP Professional and have disabled simple file sharing,
create a user account on XP Professional with the same user name and
password that you use to log onto Windows 98.
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Yes, this works. But why can't I logon to Win98 with a username and password
of an account previously created in WinXP. I then get the IPC$ error.

Brian
 
You need to create a compatable share. Windows XP create shares like this by
default D$. Windows 98 and ME don't recognize this to authenticate. Right
click on an item you want to share and goto Sharing and Security, now click
on New Share, and create a new item like D, don't forget to set the
permissions, IE Authenticated Only, this should cure your problem.
 
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