Re: Windows XP folder sharing

From: asoroudi (asoroudi_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 04/30/03 

Date: 29 Apr 2003 18:10:51 -0700

I have actually read that article already. Nothing in there pertaining
to my issue. Note: We are not using simple file sharing. These laptops
have joined a domain already. Thx anyway.

Any other help would be appreciated.

"Dolemite" <yomama@nospam.com> wrote in message news:<OLANeLqDDHA.2920@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> Yup. Read this:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
>
>
> "asoroudi" <asoroudi@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:51f39693.0304291107.602bb88@posting.google.com...
> > We are currently upgrading 140 laptops from Win98 to WinXP Prof. All
> > PC's log into a Win2k AD domain in the office.
> >
> > We have an application that requires file sharing via UNC in a
> > peer-peer environment when the laptop users are out in the field.
> >
> > Running into the following issue with the WinXP to WinXP
> > communications out in the field.
> >
> > We have shared a folder "XXX" on all XP Laptops. XXX has full sharing
> > & security rights assigned to the "Everyone" group.
> >
> > When the users log into their respective XP laptops out in the field
> > (Loggin on as if they were in the office), they go to network
> > neighborhood. They double click on the domain they both belong to,
> > they see each other's laptops; however, when they double-click on the
> > other's laptop, they are prompted for a username/password. The only
> > username/password that works is the local admin user's
> > username/password.
> >
> > I understand the fact that the XP laptops do not have a cache of all
> > the domain users in their SAM, but since we assigned the "Everyone"
> > group full rights to the shared folder, it should not care who is
> > accessing the shared folder.There should be no prompting of user
> > cerdentials.
> >
> > Obviously, we did not run into this issue with our Win98 laptops.
> >
> > Has anyone ran into this issue, or has a solution.
> >
> > Thx in advance.

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