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

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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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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

2011-01-09T15:18:14+00:00

How'd you EVER figure that one out? Whudathunkit? Thanks for posting, you just never know what will help someone.
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Anonymous

2011-01-11T04:55:33+00:00

It didn't work. Another solution? --- shame on microsoft!
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Anonymous

2011-01-12T17:51:32+00:00

I tried all the solutions above. I have a Win 7 desktop and an XP SP3 Home desktop. From the XP machine I can see all the shared files on the Win 7 machine, but from the Win 7 machine I get the passwork prompt. Both are on the same workgroup, i have re-run the wizard on the XP machine, I have shared/un-shared/shared a folder on the XP machine, I have changed time, there are no Windows Credentials in the Vault. Since the XP version is not Pro I don't see the option to "Permitting Network Access Without a Password" described above. I have tried the disabling of antivirun in msconfig, and all the other suggestions. I still get the password prompt on the Win 7 machine while trying to access the XP machine. Any other suggestions??
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2011-01-17T17:46:34+00:00

I tried all the solutions above. I have a Win 7 desktop and an XP SP3 Home desktop. From the XP machine I can see all the shared files on the Win 7 machine, but from the Win 7 machine I get the passwork prompt. Both are on the same workgroup, i have re-run the wizard on the XP machine, I have shared/un-shared/shared a folder on the XP machine, I have changed time, there are no Windows Credentials in the Vault. Since the XP version is not Pro I don't see the option to "Permitting Network Access Without a Password" described above. I have tried the disabling of antivirun in msconfig, and all the other suggestions. I still get the password prompt on the Win 7 machine while trying to access the XP machine. Any other suggestions??

you have to set a password for XP. Then , when at win7 you get the password prompt , you have to choose the down chice (other username or something like this) and then type your XP username & password . Only this solution is really works.
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