Re: A unknown bug in windows XP???
From: Alexander Grigoriev (alegr@earthlink.net)
Date: 11/22/02
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From: "Alexander Grigoriev" <alegr@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 20:22:16 -0800
Check that your XP machine allows to login with plaintext password. It may
be disabled by default (check system security policies).
"Mike Lavoie" <tremor_christ@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:PzbD9.13225$wy.1156420@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> No, you got my wrong. If a Windows XP worksation, tries to acces a Win9X
> share with a password. Not the other way around.
>
> Thanks!
>
> "Ron Lowe" <ron.lowe@{DELETE}btinternet.com> a écrit dans le message de
> news: e3F43dZkCHA.1756@tkmsftngp12...
> "Mike Lavoie" <tremor_christ@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ff9D9.13144$wy.1150708@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I work on a small lan with some win9x and windows XP workstation, all
are
> > login in a WinNT PDC. If I share a directory on one win9x machine with
a
> > password. Why is it impossible for a Windows XP client to acces it? I
> > tried on all my Windows XP client, and It's impossible. They're all
> updated
> > with SP1.
> >
> > The message box is the following
> >
> > Conexion to "machine name"
> > User name "machine name\guest"
> > Password:
> > Save password (check box)
> >
> > Well, unlike NT, and 2000, the box username is grayed, so you can't
change
> > that. And after puting the password, I can click OK as many time as I
> want,
> > or wait 2-3 hours, it's just staying there. There's no way to conect to
> > password shared drives. I tried accessing thoses password shared drive
> with
> > Win9x, Win 2000 and winNT and it's all working. I searched through the
> web,
> > and a lot of users has this same exact problems, but got no response for
a
> > solution. This is a weird problem. I've check Microsoft knowledge base
> as
> > well, but nada.
> >
> > Please help! If you don't know the answer and someone have similar
setup
> to
> > mine, could you please try it and let me know what are the results?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mike Lavoie
> >
> >
>
>
> When you attempt to connect to an XP machine,
> and are met with this dialog:
>
> Connecting to XP-BOX
> Username: XP-BOX\Guest ( greyed out )
> Password:
>
> This means the machine you are attempting to *connect to* is configured in
> non self-consistent way.
>
> This occours when:
>
> The target machine has 'Simple File Sharing' enabled;
> (Which sets the Forceguest registry entry to 1 )
> ( This FORCES all incoming connections to authenticate as 'Guest' )
> ( That's why the only username you can specify is Guest )
>
> But has the Guest Account Disabled, or passworded.
>
> Simple File Sharing *requires* the guest account to be enabled.
> Someone must have gone in and disabled the Guest Account.
> ( If it is enabled, but passworded, then just supply the password to
> connect! )
>
> Fix: You must either:
>
> 1) Re-enable the Guest Account:
> Start | Run | compmgmt.msc;
> Local Users and Groups;
> Users;
> Dbl-Click 'Guest';
> Clear 'Account is Disabled'.
>
> -or-
>
> 2) Disable Simple File Sharing, ( hence setting forceguest = 0 )
> and then use conventional user accounts and ACLs and all the other
> security stuff.
>
> Reboot the target machine, and try to connect again.
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Ron Lowe
> MS-MVP Windows Networking
>
>
>
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