Re: Network Passwords, make Win2k like XP?

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:29:12 GMT

The "stored credentials" is a feature new to Windows XP and not available in Windows
2000. You can however select "connect with different username" when you map a drive
in Windows 2000 to enter alternate username and password for that connection which
may be worth a try. --- Steve

"David Bolt" <davebolt@_ANTI_SPAM_compuserve.com> wrote in message
news:OVQYI9UjEHA.1312@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> The office network is based on a Windows 2000 server and uses 192.168.16.x
> ip addresses. It also acts as a VPN Server.
>
> Scenario 1
> Remote client machine is running Windows XP Pro. To work with the home
> network, the remote user makes a connection to The Internet, then the VPN
> connection. Now, it is a while since I set this up, but I am quite sure that
> I told the remote users to make a connection to the server using a drive
> mapping, which allows the username and password for the office network to be
> input, and stored. After the first time, as long as their password does not
> change on the office server, they can just use the application without
> re-entering username and password.
>
> Scenario 2
> Remote client machine is running Windows 2000 Pro. The user makes the
> connection in the same was as above, but every time they connect they have
> to click the shortcut on their desktop to the server's file space and then
> input username and password. Once this has been done, they can carry on as
> with XP.
>
> What I want to do is simplify the connection procedure for the Windows 2000
> users as much as possible. In particular, it would be nice if the office
> network username and password were stored in some way as with XP.
>
> Any ideas?
> Thanks.
> Dave
>
>

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