Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:

>In article <11rl87f78kla8@corp.supernews.com>, "Robert J. Stevens"
><atreborz@execpc.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I am Getting an IPC$ request for Password from My WinME Machine when
>>trying to access my Win XP Machine.
>>If this is not right Group can anyone redirect me.
>>I cannot accces my WIN XP Machine from my Other machines.
>>One is WINME the other two are Win98SE machines using 3C450 NIC's
>>I am using a 5 PORT Hub that came with my Original Home Network setup
>>using all 3C450's
>>I have been trying to hook in my two other machines.
>>The WinME Machine can see the W98SE ones OK but having problem seeing
>>the XP
>>Is there a way to bypass the IPC$ connection and get the Shared C: drive
>>on the XP to be seen on the Network.
>>I used to be able to see it but Now even that is gone
>>Played around with reconfiguring the XP and now my Other machines can't
>>see the XP
>>The other Machines are using MICROSOFT Client for Network with no
>>Password just a "return"
>>"HELP"
>>
>>
>
>Run the Network Setup Wizard on the XP machine. Don't run the Wizard
>on the WinME machine, even though it tells you to.
>
>If that doesn't fix the problem, the solution depends on whether you
>have XP Home Edition or XP Professional.
>
>In XP Home Edition:
>
>1. Make sure that the Guest account is enabled for network access by
>typing this line at a command prompt:
>
> net user guest /active:yes
>
>2. Remove the network password from the Guest account:
>
> a. Click Start | Run.
> b. Type "control userpasswords2" in the box and click OK:
> c. Click Guest.
> d. Click Reset Password.
> e. Click OK without entering a new password.
>
>In XP Professional, the solution depends on whether simple file
>sharing is enabled or disabled:
>
>1. Open My Computer, click Tools | Folder Options | View, scroll to
>the end of the list of advanced settings, and look at the box labeled
>"Use simple file sharing (Recommended)".
>
>2. If there's a check mark in the box, follow the steps for XP Home
>Edition above.
>
>3. If there's not a check mark in the box, XP Professional requires
>matching user accounts on the other computers. Log into the other
>computers with the same user name and password that you use to log
>into XP Professional.
>
>
So Far I've done the above on my WinXP SP1. I can see the XP of my
Pentium I with Win98SE but still can't access the XP. I've lost the ME
altogether but will try another re-setting of the Network Wizard
Thanks for all the response so far
I'll post again
Bob