Re: WinXP SP2 - Now got problems accessing Network Resources

From: steph (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:34:40 -0700

I'm having a similar problem. The upgraded XP machine
cannot access some machines in the office, but others is
can. I've disabled the firewall, but the problem
persists. Any other suggestions?

>-----Original Message-----
>Try disabling the Windows Firewall on the workstations
that are having the
>problem.
>
>"BloodBaz" <bloodbaz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
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>> Hello,
>> We are a three man team with 4 WinXP Prof PC's and 1
Windows 2000 SBS
>> (operating a Domain).
>>
>> I upgraded one WinXP machine to SP2 which "appeared"
to be fine. Over the
>> next couple of days I upgraded the other 3 WinXP
machines.
>>
>> Now I seem to have a problem accessing our Server
(\\ATAT) on *some*
>> machines while logged in as *some* users. I don't
have any problem
>> actually
>> logging on at all (change the pwd on the server and I
have to use the new
>> password to login which then works fine). What I have
found is that:
>>
>> a) On WinXP "CWALSH" logging in as "chris", I cannot
go to \\ATAT or
>> access
>> Exchange via Outlook.
>> b) Logging into another computer as "chris" is fine
>> c) Logging into "CWALSH" as another user is fine.
>>
>> When trying to access \\ATAT I get the "Connecting to
ATAT" dlg box which
>> prompts for my username and password again (the dlg
with a silver and gold
>> key in the corner). Entering my password pops the box
up again; entering
>> another user's credentials returns the error: "...
Multiple connections to
>> a
>> shared resource by the same user, using more than one
user name, are not
>> allowed. ...". This backs up the fact that I did log
in correctly in the
>> first place.
>>
>> I created a new user on the server ("cw") and am now
in the process of
>> transferring settings across but now another one of my
users have had this
>> "one user/one machine, resource access" problem and I
don't know where is
>> it
>> going to stop!
>>
>> Should I uninstall WinXP SP2?
>> Does anyone know why accessing Server resources for
certain User/Machine
>> combinations doesn't work anymore?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> BloodBaz.
>>
>
>
>.
>

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