goku21 Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 My sister was attempting to look at some of my music on my computer, but was unable to view the files. This issue started up after I did a clean install of WinXP with SP2 on my machine. At first I was thinking issues with me running SP2 and her running SP1 with all the hotfixes, but I wasn't sure. I checked and rechecked everything and decided to do a clean install on her computer as well, but that hasn't helped either.The first instance when I was unable to connect to my computer from her's, a dialog box popped up asking for a user name and password. After doing a clean install on her machine, I now get it trying to connect to her computer from mine. I turned on the guest accounts just out of curiousity and the dialog boxes don't come up, but now I get a error message saying that I might now have access rights. The firewall is disabled on both machines.Is there something I'm not catching here?If you need more info then just ask. I'm stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Can you ping those two machines, is the IP configuration OK?Under folder options, view tab, clear the "use simple file sharing" box.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolookingca Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Can you fill out the dialog box asking for username and password? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goku21 Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 Can you fill out the dialog box asking for username and password?Yeap.I've tried leaving it blank and tried logging in as me, but no go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 I've tried leaving it blank and tried logging in as me, but no go.Did you check local computer policy, by default blank passwords are not allowed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goku21 Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 I've tried leaving it blank and tried logging in as me, but no go.Did you check local computer policy, by default blank passwords are not allowed.. How do I go about doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 well, if you want (i spend to much time with apple stuff), you can get itunes, and just share your library into her itunes. the one draw back, if she cant modify play lists for herself, and your itunes must be oni gotta spend less time with mac people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goku21 Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 well, if you want (i spend to much time with apple stuff), you can get itunes, and just share your library into her itunes. the one draw back, if she cant modify play lists for herself, and your itunes must be oni gotta spend less time with mac people*laughs* I was thinking that actually, but I also use the network to install programs on her computer. Basically everything I need to do on her computer I cna pull off mine. =\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegum Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Hi....Are both accounts on both PC's password protected?Are you both in the same workgroup?Just two of the many things that have caught me out before.Loui. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aresgodofwar Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 wow a networking problem. how fun. well let me share what i know. 1. must have different computer names.2. must be on the same subnet. ex: 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 is same subnet.3. must be in same workgroup.just three quick things to check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregD Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Are both accounts on both PC's password protected?Thats the one I'd be looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now