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by comart

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We have a small business and I installed windows 2000 pro. One computer has windows 98. While trying to share info from one to the other while in windows 2000 I can retrive info from the computer from windows 98. But when I am on the computer with windows 98 I try to access the computer with windows 2000 and it ask for a password. When I set the windows 2000 computer to network it did not prompt me to give it a password. The only password I gave the whole system it will not accept. How do I share info from one to the other or why is it asking for a password that I never gave it? Please send me an e-mail or where you post your answers. My e-mail address is comart@ptsi.net. Thank You Mike Weatherby

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by still_learning

The password that you are being prompted for is the password the networking password. Windows has two passwords, a windows password that most people choose to not setup and a networking password if you set up networking. Since the computers seem to be communicating, I will assume that the networking components are correctly installed. You will need to set up the Win98 computer as a user on the Win2000 computer and set up shares and assign access rights. Hope this helps. If you have additional questions, you can reach me at stzan@yahoo.com

by nickmkhn

Your Win98SE machine has a name, say Win98.
Your Win2000 box always plays a role of a server for any Win9x machine on your network. That’s why you have to authenticate your Win98 machine on your Win2000 box in order to get access to shared resources.

On the Win2K Pro box go to Start > Settings > Control Panel >
> Administrative Tools > Computer Management >
> Local Users and Groups.

Then right click on “Users” folder there, and left click on “New User”.

Now add a new user:

User Name: Win98
Full name: whatever, say Win98 workstation
Description: whatever, say Pentium 4 2000
Anyway, these and the rest are up to you.

by nickmkhn

Hi, llaw:

good explanation, it’s very helpful for me also.
Yes, I failed to provide info on the importance of network identification of both machines. Probably because haven’t have any difficulties with my way of connecting of Win9x boxes to a workgroup.
Anyway, thank you very much,

Nick

by llaw

Answer 2 almost get you there.

It is time to bring user/password in place, w2k and W98. Every user should have an id and a password. When a user use W98 and share W2K resources, put their userid and pw in BOTH machine and make sure they are identical, case-sensitive. Only this way you can define clearly who can use what, on the W2K machine.

Creating one on W2K is in Ans 2. On W98 is on Control Panel/Users Management.

When a user on W98 access the W2K, her credential is send to the W2k machine and would not ask for a password if they are registered as a valid user in W2K. Of course, you can restrict the W98 user from loggin on the W2K on the local policy.

To make life easier for users in the beginning, you can just put Userid and with blank passwords. Install Windows Family logon Service so that user choose from a menu. Later on reenforce a user id, and passwords.

Hope this help.

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