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by chitosunday

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With this
"\\gsr\MY DOCUMENT"
i can open a shared folder but it prompts me with a password. I need to automate also the password so that i it automatically goes to the shared folder. How can i incorporate it in the code

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by blackcurrant

Hi

If you are trying to access a share on a Win98 machine from a Win2k/XP machine, and you have a peer to peer network, you will need to add your Win2k account details to the Win98 machine i.e. you need to create the same account on the Win98.

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by chitosunday

I am using windows 2000 and trying to open a file from my network peers but it always prompt me for a password (my peer's password) before i can open his file. Can i just integrate the password in my desktop short-cut so it will automatically open the file without prompting me for a password?
Can you be more specific in your direction

by jkeav634

add a new user to the remote computer. The new user name and password should be the same ones you use to log into your computer

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