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
    2016-09-07T08:58:39+00:00

    I hope that you are not including me in your rant.  Your problem is hardly relevant to the thread.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-05-20T01:19:00+00:00

    Cant log on to my computer will not accept my password. Got to get rid od windows and go for apple Macintosh

    any help is appreciated?

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-07-26T20:56:51+00:00

    I followed all the steps, but I still get the message to enter the network password. Entering what I think is the nw pw and user name, it doesn't let me in. I installed Office 365 a few days ago on my pc, but haven't yet on the pc I'm trying to connect with--could that be a reason it doesn't work--maybe I have to disable blank pw on the other pc?

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