re: Sharing printer/files with win98 machines to a win xp pro machine
Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 8:13 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Daniel Lux
(6 messages posted)
I have the same problem but with XP Home, since I cannot set policies is there any
way i can do it.
I tried the user logon and all that stuff put still that stupid IPC$.
On Sunday, March 16, 2003 at 2:22 pm, kokoon wrote:
>ok, i finaly dug it out. THIS is the end of your "IPC$" logon box (note: and that
>one for printer, too).
>
>i've spent months watching this STUPID logon box and today i decided to bring it
>to an end. i made it :))) OHH IM SO HAPPY!!!
>
>here's the deal:
>the problem is in fact in the winXP's limitation on passwords.
>
>1. first create an user on XP with the same username as the one on win98. if there's
>a password too, assign it like on win98. in this case this should already solve
the
>problem. END. FIN.
>
>2. but if you dont have a password and dont want to have the win98 user logging
on
>with a password, then do the following:
>
>3. on XP go to
>administrative tools -> local security policy -> security settings -> local policies
>-> security options
>
>and set "Account: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only"
>to "Disabled"
>
>you did it.
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