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

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 ! !

This worked for me. Thank you!

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 ! !

I already tried this but nothing changes :(((

I have to say that the world of computing, but especially anything from Microsoft, has become increasingly bizzarre, as nobody really seems to know what they are talking about any more. Everyone is just 'guessing' or working from a perspective of "well I did this, and it seemed to work, I have no dea why or whether it will work for anyone else but this must be the answer" - ?????

A very good example of this is the ubiquitous "Enter Network Password" window that pops up now and then when trying to access another computer, NAS or other network device. What is a "Network Password", and why is it that there is no password that I can possibly enter that works - I installed and configured all my computers and my network. I set up all my passwords (for user accounts, router, whatever.....) but I don't have a freakin' clue what a "Network Password" is or what I need to enter to make it happy.

I've read countless posts about this issue which include all kinds of apparent solutions or work arounds from "enter your router network key" to "stand on one leg, stick your left index finger in your right ear and cough twice".......but I have not read anything that "definitively" tells me that anyone knows wtf a "Network Password" is. What the **** is going on at Microsoft any more - is everybody down to guessing what it is but nobody actually knows????

One thing I do know is that it has nothing to do with a wireless router connection or the wireless key, because it occurs even on my workstation that connects only with a hardwired network connection. I really wish that people who don't really understand the issue would stop volunteering solutions. If you don't know, don't offer your "well have you tried this or tried that". Just don't bother wasting "airwaves".

So if anyone REALLY does know wtf this "Network Password" **** is about maybe you could enlighten the rest of us idiots who don't have a freakin' clue.