Windows 7 ask's "enter network password" when accessing Window XP Machine

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I have two PC's one with Windows XP Pro & the other with Windows 7 Pro. I have set up a network & it seems to be working but when i try to access my XP Machine from Windows 7 in ask me to Enter Network Password. I have tried to enter my login password & that did not work, i tried to turn off the password from teh xp machine and it still asks. What can i do to fix this problem. From my xp machine i can access the windows 7 pc fine so i dont understand why W7 is asking for this network password.

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Did some searches on the net and below is what i did to solve the problem that was occuring

Permitting Network Access Without a Password

To allow users to log onto their computers without a password and then access the XP Professional machine without a password, you must make a security policy change:

Go to Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance | Administrative Tools | Local Security Policy.
Expand Local Policies | Security Options.
Double-click Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console login only, which is enabled by default. Disable this option and click OK.

this stopped the network access dialog box appearing when tryin to access my xp machine from windows 7 ! !

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Anonymous

2013-11-13T17:08:59+00:00

Thank you, this worked for me
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Anonymous

2013-09-01T12:35:45+00:00

it worked
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Anonymous

2013-07-25T20:09:07+00:00

Hi All,

I have two PC's one with Windows XP Pro & the other with Windows 7 Pro. I have set up a network & it seems to be working but when i try to access my XP Machine from Windows 7 in ask me to Enter Network Password. I have tried to enter my login password & that did not work, i tried to turn off the password from teh xp machine and it still asks. What can i do to fix this problem. From my xp machine i can access the windows 7 pc fine so i dont understand why W7 is asking for this network password.
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Anonymous

2013-06-30T13:40:12+00:00

I had the same problem with my new Windows 7 laptop computer, which demanded a password, every time I tried to access shared files and folders on networked Win XP computers. However, it would not accept any password that I entered.

All of the network computers were in the same Workgroup - and I had the same User Identity on all computers. My User Identity is password protected on one of the Win XP computers. However, I have never set a login password on the other Win XP computer. My home network also includes a NAS network drive and two network printers.

Although I tried everything suggested on this and other forums, the Windows 7 computer never allowed me to access shared files on the NAS drive or on the Windows XP computers. Furthermore, I could not connect to either of the network printers. There was no obvious reason for the problem.

Then, I switched to a different ISP. My old ADSL modem and wireless router had been configured for the previous ISP, so I took the opportunity to upgrade my router from an old Huawei model (802.11b/g only) to a TP-Link router, which supports the 802.11n wireless protocol.

To my surprise, the new router resolved the networking problems immediately - and the Windows 7 computer no longer asks for a network password.

I compared all of the settings on the old and new routers - and could not find any significant differences. The fact remains that a change of hardware has resolved the problems completely.
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