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

Anonymous
2010-02-18T08:18:39+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
2010-02-22T08:14:27+00:00

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:

  1. Go to Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance | Administrative Tools | Local Security Policy.
  2. Expand Local Policies | Security Options.
  3. 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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  1. Anonymous
    2011-09-09T08:13:00+00:00

    I had the same problem. Turned out I forgot to share anything on my XP machine. Once i did that the dialog box stopped showing up

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-07-26T23:56:01+00:00

    This problem happened to me this week 7/20/11 and no solutions I could find anywhere on the internet worked including network setup, workgroup, credentials, checking the date, reinstall XP, virus scan, sharing settings, creating duplicate users, matching user passwords, ...etc.

    It turns out I have AT&T U-verse and the router was going bad.  Once they replaced the router it didn't ask for ID and PW any more.

    My suggestion...after hours of trouble shooting with no solution...replace your router. Hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-07-11T16:44:18+00:00

    Not solved !!

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-06-05T11:09:50+00:00

    Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!! I would have never found the whole "credentials" thing on my own!!!! I don't even know how all of that got set that way. I have been trying to connect to my other computer for months!!! Thank You!!

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