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Discussion in 'Networking' started by Bill, Dec 17, 2011.

  1. Bill

    Bill Registered Members

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    Asus P8Z77-V
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    Intel i5 3570
    Memory:
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    Hard Drive:
    Plextor SSD SATA 6 128 GB, WD Velociraptor 150g
    Graphics Card:
    eVGA GTX 550 TI
    Power Supply:
    Antec NeoPower 550w
    I have a win7 desktop wired to a netgear router and an XP Pro notebook that connects wirelessly to the web.
    I have been trying to network the 2 machines via same name workgroup ( not Homegroup)
    and have gotten to the point where the notebook is seen on the network map. However, when I click on the icon for the notebook, a security pop-up appears asking for a user name and password. User name is not a problem, but there are no passwords on either the desktop or the notebook. In fact the only password that exists for hardware is for the router.

    I have tried leaving the password blank and/or using the router password, neither work and I am out of ideas.
    I really don't want to add passwords to these machines as I am the only user, ever.

    Suggestions?

    Thanks,

    Bill
     
    Bill, Dec 17, 2011
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  3. DSTM (Dougie)

    DSTM (Dougie) Registered Members

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    Hi Bill. BeeCeeBee and other Techies have had more experience than I in this area.
    Ask you to be patient.
    In the meantime have a look at previous Networking Threads.
    Your answer may well lay there.[​IMG]
     
    DSTM (Dougie), Dec 17, 2011
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  4. allheart55 (Cindy E)

    allheart55 (Cindy E) Administrator Administrator

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    ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
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    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-Thuban 3.2GHz
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    Crucial-DDR3 SDRAM 1333-8GB
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    WD Caviar Black SE HDD 640 GB - WD Caviar Black SE HDD 500 GB
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    CORSAIR CMPSU-750W
    On the Windows 7 machine go into Control Panel \ All Control Panel Items \ Network and Sharing Center
    and click on Change Advanced Sharing Settings. Place a mark next to network, file and printer sharing
    and turn on sharing anyone with network access....
    Under Advanced Sharing Settings towards the bottom of the list, place a mark next to Turn off password
    protected sharing. Save changes and exit.
     
    allheart55 (Cindy E), Dec 17, 2011
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  5. Bill

    Bill Registered Members

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    Thanks allheart but password protected sharing is and was off. I unchecked it, rechecked and rebooted without success. Must be something else that's in the way.

    Bill
     
    Bill, Dec 18, 2011
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