Re: \\VAIO\IPC$ Can't see XP folder

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe@mvps.org)
Date: 09/01/02


From: "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org>
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 19:48:01 -0700

XP is asking for an account name and password (extant on the sharing
machine) for access to this resource. If you don't want to authenticate
share access, select simple file sharing in the Folder Options control
panel.

--
Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
(Please respond only in the newsgroup)
Oleg <olegandnata@msn.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure what you mean. I already set full sharing on
> C: drive using windows explorer.
> Oleg
>> -----Original Message-----
>> I sounds like you set a password to access the shared
>> folders.  Check the C: drives sharing properties on the
> XP
>> machine and see if you set it to require a password to
>> connect.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> On my network (XPpro and 98), from 98 machine I can't
> see
>>> any folders on XP. Even though I set it through Network
>>> Wizard and later made shared all drives. When I click on
>>> the Vaio computer in my NetworkNeigbouhood, I get the
>>> message box asking for password for
> folder '\\VAIO\IPC$'.
>>> There is no such folder, at least I can't see it
>> anywhere.
>>> Please help how to get an access to my XP(vaio) machine.
>>> Thanks. Oleg.
>>> .
>>>
>> .


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