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I have two computers on a network and when I an on one and want to connect to another I go to start>run and type \\(name of computer) then it prompts me for a user name and password. The user name is defined as the name of the computer\guest but I still have to enter a password. The thing is...there is no password. I never set a password at any time for anything on either computer. My question is....does Windows have a default password to log into another computer? Or what am I doing wrong here
 
Let's say you have PC1 and PC2. In order for you to connect to PC1 from PC2 you have to you have to set up a user account with a password on PC1 that matches the same user account you log on to on the PC2 machine. You may have been bypassing log on routines on both machines, but they still have user accounts. Go to your machines and give your user accounts new passwords and make sure that all the users are created on both machines. When you run: \\<computer name> and get prompted for a name and password, use the ones you updated, and, or just created. If you want to connect from 2 to 1 therefore, you have to use the user account you log on to PC1 to connect to PC2 and vice versa. User accounts can be accessed in the control panel UserAccounts applet, or by right clicking on My Computer (icon), select Manage and to double click on the Users folder and right clicking on the individual user, to the right, and choosing set password for the user. If the user accounts are not "Administrator" accounts you cannot make the changes unless you log on as "Administrator". You should at least have the password listed someplace around your house or office so you can log on. This should get you up and running.
 
Tim said:
I have two computers on a network and when I an on one and want to connect to another I go to start>run and type \\(name of computer) then it prompts me for a user name and password. The user name is defined as the name of the computer\guest but I still have to enter a password. The thing is...there is no password. I never set a password at any time for anything on either computer. My question is....does Windows have a default password to log into another computer? Or what am I doing wrong here
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Run the Network Setup Wizard on each computer to fully enable file
sharing. That usually makes the password prompt go away:

XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/networksetupwiz.htm

If you've explicitly defined a password for the Guest account on a
computer, enter that password when accessing it from the other
computer.
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Let's say you have PC1 and PC2. In order for you to connect to PC1 from PC2 you have to you have to set up a user account with a password on PC1 that matches the same user account you log on to on the PC2 machine. You may have been bypassing log on routines on both machines, but they still have user accounts. Go to your machines and give your user accounts new passwords and make sure that all the users are created on both machines. When you run: \\<computer name> and get prompted for a name and password, use the ones you updated, and, or just created. If you want to connect from 2 to 1 therefore, you have to use the user account you log on to PC1 to connect to PC2 and vice versa. User accounts can be accessed in the control panel UserAccounts applet, or by right clicking on My Computer (icon), select Manage and to double click on the Users folder and right clicking on the individual user, to the right, and choosing set password for the user. If the user accounts are not
"Administrator" accounts you cannot make the changes unless you log on as "Administrator". You should at least have the password listed someplace around your house or office so you can log on. This should get you up and running.
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Matching user accounts are only necessary when:

1. The computer that you're accessing runs XP Professional, and:

2. You've explicitly disabled "simple file sharing" on that computer.

Matching user accounts are never necessary to access a computer that
runs XP Home Edition.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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I had a similar problem and still cannot understand this.

I had a network that did consist of a XP Pro and one XP
Home machine. When the XP Pro tried to access the XP home
machine, I received a prompt to enter a password. The XP
Home machine didn't have any passwords nor I had define
any passwords for it.

What would be the cause?



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connect to PC1 from PC2 you have to you have to set up a
user account with a password on PC1 that matches the same
user account you log on to on the PC2 machine. You may
have been bypassing log on routines on both machines, but
they still have user accounts. Go to your machines and
give your user accounts new passwords and make sure that
all the users are created on both machines. When you
run: \\<computer name> and get prompted for a name and
password, use the ones you updated, and, or just
created. If you want to connect from 2 to 1 therefore,
you have to use the user account you log on to PC1 to
connect to PC2 and vice versa. User accounts can be
accessed in the control panel UserAccounts applet, or by
right clicking on My Computer (icon), select Manage and
to double click on the Users folder and right clicking on
the individual user, to the right, and choosing set
password for the user. If the user accounts are notunless you log on as "Administrator". You should at
least have the password listed someplace around your
house or office so you can log on. This should get you
up and running.
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