XP Computer asks for username and password for Vista machine

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I have 3 computers in my home. I have 2 laptops with Vista Business ans a
desktop with XP Pro. My home network is up and running! Yea!!! My only
problem is that When I am at my desktop computer running XP Pro, it asks for
a user name and a password to access the my documents on 1 of the laptops. No
password is required to assecc the my documents on the second laptop. (It
works just fine) On the laptop that XP Pro is asking the username and
password for, I have made sure that that laptop has the passoword stuff
disabled in the Vista networking menu. SHa anyone else had this problem or
have any solutions?

Thanks!
 
You may need to create the same username in the laptop. This post may help,

Step by step troubleshooting VISTA sharing
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=273

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have 3 computers in my home. I have 2 laptops with Vista Business ans a
desktop with XP Pro. My home network is up and running! Yea!!! My only
problem is that When I am at my desktop computer running XP Pro, it asks for
a user name and a password to access the my documents on 1 of the laptops. No
password is required to assecc the my documents on the second laptop. (It
works just fine) On the laptop that XP Pro is asking the username and
password for, I have made sure that that laptop has the passoword stuff
disabled in the Vista networking menu. SHa anyone else had this problem or
have any solutions?

Thanks!
 
Agree with Robert - you'd see the same thing in other Windows workgroup
incarnations - the Laptop you are trying to access the files on needs a user
account set up on it with the same username and password as you are using on
the machine which is trying to access the files.
 
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