Workgroup Sharing Problems

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Colin Higbie

I don't really understand the security principles or access rules in Windows
XP (I assume these are the same as 2000). When I try to access a shared folder
or resource (printer) on one computer from another in my same workgroup, it
asks for a user name and password. Sometimes I enter the information and it
accepts it, sometimes it does not. Sometimes, I want to change the user I am
accessing as, but I don't know how to do that. If I have not told it to
"Remember my password" restarting my computer will let me enter another
account on the remote system, but if it is set to remember my password, I seem
completely out of options (because it just logs in again as the same user
automatically and never even asks for a new user name).

Here are my questions:

1. If I am accessing another computer, but want to change which user I am
accessing it as (to gain access to other folders) how can I do that?

2. Is there some way to force it ask for another user name and password?

3. Is there a way to enter it directly into the Address bar in an Explorer
window?

4. Why, on some computers that do have sharing enabled, does it still refuse
all users from accessing it remotely, even though I know for certain that I am
entering the correct user name and password?

Thanks for any help or advice,
Colin
 
All machines, must have all the user accounts on them.

This will stop you being questionned for passwords etc.

Make sure the account for, eg. "User1", has the same password on all
machines.


Andrew Bullock
 
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