Removing password requirement "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> 12/24/2008 8:00:42 PM I had a wireless connection working between two laptops, one running Vista and the other XP. I had to reload the XP laptop from scratch and when I reconnected the network, I started getting a message on the Vista laptop that a password is required to get into the XP laptop (I don't get the same message running in the opposite direction). The username and password for the XP laptop doesn't work when I enter them, so I don't know what the system is looking for. I'd rather disable the requirement for a password, and XP Help says that to do this, I should go into Network Connections, then Incoming Connections. When I open Network Connections, is there meant to be a link reading Incoming Connections somewhere in the window? If not, where do I find it?

Re: Removing password requirement me[ at ]me.net 12/24/2008 8:50:56 PM On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:00:42 -0000, "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >I had a wireless connection working between two laptops, one running Vista >and the other XP. I had to reload the XP laptop from scratch and when I >reconnected the network, I started getting a message on the Vista laptop >that a password is required to get into the XP laptop (I don't get the same >message running in the opposite direction). > >The username and password for the XP laptop doesn't work when I enter them, >so I don't know what the system is looking for. I'd rather disable the >requirement for a password, and XP Help says that to do this, I should go >into Network Connections, then Incoming Connections. When I open Network >Connections, is there meant to be a link reading Incoming Connections >somewhere in the window? If not, where do I find it? Can't help you because you seem to have a similar problem to me (see "Suddenly need a password to connect") but I think the help link to "incoming connections" is for a special connection that can be set up and is only used for dial-up, VPN, or direct connection clients. So unless you have one of these set up (you set it up thru Create a New Connection) you won't see an Incoming Connection icon/selection. Sorry, can't help any further.

Re: Removing password requirement John Wunderlich <jwunderlich[ at ]lycos.com> 12/24/2008 10:58:41 PM "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> wrote in news:E3A4A26B-B047-49BE-91EB-0C42CD37D138[ at ]microsoft.com: [Quoted Text] > I had a wireless connection working between two laptops, one > running Vista and the other XP. I had to reload the XP laptop > from scratch and when I reconnected the network, I started getting > a message on the Vista laptop that a password is required to get > into the XP laptop (I don't get the same message running in the > opposite direction). > > The username and password for the XP laptop doesn't work when I > enter them, so I don't know what the system is looking for. I'd > rather disable the requirement for a password, and XP Help says > that to do this, I should go into Network Connections, then > Incoming Connections. When I open Network Connections, is there > meant to be a link reading Incoming Connections somewhere in the > window? If not, where do I find it? > I assume this is XP Pro and not XP Home. Check to see that Simple File Sharing is enabled. Under Simple File Sharing, all network connections are made with the Guest account and unless there is a password on the Guest account or the Guest Account is disabled, this should work. Double-click on any folder to open explorer window, then Tools -> Folder Options -> View [Tab] At the bottom is an enable checkbox for Simple File Sharing. HTH, John

Re: Removing password requirement "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> 12/25/2008 1:22:05 AM Thanks for your advice - the problem was indeed not one to do with passwords but with sharing, which I've enabled. The connection now works perfectly. I also discovered that I don't need to be able to share in both directions - if one is working it is possible to copy files both ways. Fantastic!! "John Wunderlich" <jwunderlich[ at ]lycos.com> wrote in message news:Xns9B7E985DF6298wunderpsdrscray[ at ]207.46.248.16... [Quoted Text] > "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> wrote in > news:E3A4A26B-B047-49BE-91EB-0C42CD37D138[ at ]microsoft.com: > >> I had a wireless connection working between two laptops, one >> running Vista and the other XP. I had to reload the XP laptop >> from scratch and when I reconnected the network, I started getting >> a message on the Vista laptop that a password is required to get >> into the XP laptop (I don't get the same message running in the >> opposite direction). >> >> The username and password for the XP laptop doesn't work when I >> enter them, so I don't know what the system is looking for. I'd >> rather disable the requirement for a password, and XP Help says >> that to do this, I should go into Network Connections, then >> Incoming Connections. When I open Network Connections, is there >> meant to be a link reading Incoming Connections somewhere in the >> window? If not, where do I find it? >> > > I assume this is XP Pro and not XP Home. Check to see that Simple > File Sharing is enabled. Under Simple File Sharing, all network > connections are made with the Guest account and unless there is a > password on the Guest account or the Guest Account is disabled, this > should work. > > Double-click on any folder to open explorer window, then > Tools -> Folder Options -> View [Tab] > At the bottom is an enable checkbox for Simple File Sharing. > > HTH, > John >

Re: Removing password requirement "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> 12/25/2008 1:23:44 AM If you look at the other reply to my message in this thread, you'll see a suggestion about enabling file sharing. This turned out to be the problem for me rather than passwords, and once I corrected it I got the connection working perfectly. <me[ at ]me.net> wrote in message news:sp75l4tq3aukerfn64jmr7gmut25kr59rp[ at ]4ax.com... [Quoted Text] > On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:00:42 -0000, "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> > wrote: > >>I had a wireless connection working between two laptops, one running Vista >>and the other XP. I had to reload the XP laptop from scratch and when I >>reconnected the network, I started getting a message on the Vista laptop >>that a password is required to get into the XP laptop (I don't get the >>same >>message running in the opposite direction). >> >>The username and password for the XP laptop doesn't work when I enter >>them, >>so I don't know what the system is looking for. I'd rather disable the >>requirement for a password, and XP Help says that to do this, I should go >>into Network Connections, then Incoming Connections. When I open Network >>Connections, is there meant to be a link reading Incoming Connections >>somewhere in the window? If not, where do I find it? > > Can't help you because you seem to have a similar problem to me (see > "Suddenly > need a password to connect") but I think the help link to "incoming > connections" > is for a special connection that can be set up and is only used for > dial-up, > VPN, or direct connection clients. So unless you have one of these set up > (you > set it up thru Create a New Connection) you won't see an Incoming > Connection > icon/selection. > Sorry, can't help any further. > >

Re: Removing password requirement "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)." <jack[ at ]discussiongroup.com> 12/25/2008 4:11:47 AM Hi It depends on what you call both ways. If you mean that one computer can get files and sent files too, yeah it would work if only the other computer sharing is On. However, if you want to do the same from the other computer to the first computer, then both computers need to have the Sharing configured On. As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is allowed to be shared. Vista File and Printer Sharing- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx Windows XP File Sharing - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040 Printer Sharing XP - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357 Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120 Jack (MVP-Networking). "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> wrote in message news:OcAP%238iZJHA.256[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Thanks for your advice - the problem was indeed not one to do with > passwords but with sharing, which I've enabled. The connection now works > perfectly. I also discovered that I don't need to be able to share in both > directions - if one is working it is possible to copy files both ways. > Fantastic!! > > "John Wunderlich" <jwunderlich[ at ]lycos.com> wrote in message > news:Xns9B7E985DF6298wunderpsdrscray[ at ]207.46.248.16... >> "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> wrote in >> news:E3A4A26B-B047-49BE-91EB-0C42CD37D138[ at ]microsoft.com: >> >>> I had a wireless connection working between two laptops, one >>> running Vista and the other XP. I had to reload the XP laptop >>> from scratch and when I reconnected the network, I started getting >>> a message on the Vista laptop that a password is required to get >>> into the XP laptop (I don't get the same message running in the >>> opposite direction). >>> >>> The username and password for the XP laptop doesn't work when I >>> enter them, so I don't know what the system is looking for. I'd >>> rather disable the requirement for a password, and XP Help says >>> that to do this, I should go into Network Connections, then >>> Incoming Connections. When I open Network Connections, is there >>> meant to be a link reading Incoming Connections somewhere in the >>> window? If not, where do I find it? >>> >> >> I assume this is XP Pro and not XP Home. Check to see that Simple >> File Sharing is enabled. Under Simple File Sharing, all network >> connections are made with the Guest account and unless there is a >> password on the Guest account or the Guest Account is disabled, this >> should work. >> >> Double-click on any folder to open explorer window, then >> Tools -> Folder Options -> View [Tab] >> At the bottom is an enable checkbox for Simple File Sharing. >> >> HTH, >> John >> >

Re: Removing password requirement "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> 12/25/2008 12:20:26 PM Thanks for those links - they are very helpful "Jack (MVP-Networking)." <jack[ at ]discussiongroup.com> wrote in message news:eRMsDckZJHA.5676[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hi > It depends on what you call both ways. If you mean that one computer can > get files and sent files too, yeah it would work if only the other > computer sharing is On. > However, if you want to do the same from the other computer to the first > computer, then both computers need to have the Sharing configured On. > As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is > allowed to be shared. > Vista File and Printer Sharing- > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx > Windows XP File Sharing - > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040 > Printer Sharing XP - > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx > Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP - > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357 > Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista - > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120 > Jack (MVP-Networking). > > "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> wrote in message > news:OcAP%238iZJHA.256[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Thanks for your advice - the problem was indeed not one to do with >> passwords but with sharing, which I've enabled. The connection now works >> perfectly. I also discovered that I don't need to be able to share in >> both directions - if one is working it is possible to copy files both >> ways. Fantastic!! >> >> "John Wunderlich" <jwunderlich[ at ]lycos.com> wrote in message >> news:Xns9B7E985DF6298wunderpsdrscray[ at ]207.46.248.16... >>> "wulfit" <wulfit[ at ]btinternet.com> wrote in >>> news:E3A4A26B-B047-49BE-91EB-0C42CD37D138[ at ]microsoft.com: >>> >>>> I had a wireless connection working between two laptops, one >>>> running Vista and the other XP. I had to reload the XP laptop >>>> from scratch and when I reconnected the network, I started getting >>>> a message on the Vista laptop that a password is required to get >>>> into the XP laptop (I don't get the same message running in the >>>> opposite direction). >>>> >>>> The username and password for the XP laptop doesn't work when I >>>> enter them, so I don't know what the system is looking for. I'd >>>> rather disable the requirement for a password, and XP Help says >>>> that to do this, I should go into Network Connections, then >>>> Incoming Connections. When I open Network Connections, is there >>>> meant to be a link reading Incoming Connections somewhere in the >>>> window? If not, where do I find it? >>>> >>> >>> I assume this is XP Pro and not XP Home. Check to see that Simple >>> File Sharing is enabled. Under Simple File Sharing, all network >>> connections are made with the Guest account and unless there is a >>> password on the Guest account or the Guest Account is disabled, this >>> should work. >>> >>> Double-click on any folder to open explorer window, then >>> Tools -> Folder Options -> View [Tab] >>> At the bottom is an enable checkbox for Simple File Sharing. >>> >>> HTH, >>> John >>> >> >