ME/Vista network problem

Bill De Loach · External Since: Feb 17, 2007 Posts: 3

I have a small home network that has worked fine with 2 ME machines for
quite a while. I replaced one of my machines with a Vista machine. The
Vista machine works fine seeing and logging on to the ME machine but the ME
to Vista has problems. The ME machines sees the Vista machine but when I
click on the Vista machine I get this message:

Enter Network Password

You must supply a password to makes this connection

Resource \\Comp2\IPC$

Password

Comp2 is the Vista machine.

I can't figure out what the password should be nor how to set up one.

I have password protected off on the Vista machine.

Any help would very much be appreciated.

Mike M1 · External Since: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 4241

Try creating a user on Vista with the same username as that in use on Win
Me.
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Bill De Loach <billdd DeleteThis @pldi.net> wrote:

> I have a small home network that has worked fine with 2 ME machines
> for quite a while. I replaced one of my machines with a Vista
> machine. The Vista machine works fine seeing and logging on to the
> ME machine but the ME to Vista has problems. The ME machines sees
> the Vista machine but when I click on the Vista machine I get this
> message:
> Enter Network Password
>
> You must supply a password to makes this connection
>
> Resource \\Comp2\IPC$
>
> Password
>
> Comp2 is the Vista machine.
>
> I can't figure out what the password should be nor how to set up one.
>
> I have password protected off on the Vista machine.
>
> Any help would very much be appreciated.

Bill De Loach · External Since: Feb 17, 2007 Posts: 3

I have created the same user on both machines with a password but that has
not helped.

"Mike M" <No_Spam RemoveThis @Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> Try creating a user on Vista with the same username as that in use on Win
> Me.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby RemoveThis @gmail.com
>
>
> Bill De Loach <billdd RemoveThis @pldi.net> wrote:
>
>> I have a small home network that has worked fine with 2 ME machines
>> for quite a while. I replaced one of my machines with a Vista
>> machine. The Vista machine works fine seeing and logging on to the
>> ME machine but the ME to Vista has problems. The ME machines sees
>> the Vista machine but when I click on the Vista machine I get this
>> message:
>> Enter Network Password
>>
>> You must supply a password to makes this connection
>>
>> Resource \\Comp2\IPC$
>>
>> Password
>>
>> Comp2 is the Vista machine.
>>
>> I can't figure out what the password should be nor how to set up one.
>>
>> I have password protected off on the Vista machine.
>>
>> Any help would very much be appreciated.
>

Mike M1 · External Since: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 4241

Are you logged on to Win Me as that user?
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Bill De Loach <billdd RemoveThis @pldi.net> wrote:

> I have created the same user on both machines with a password but
> that has not helped.

Bill De Loach · External Since: Feb 17, 2007 Posts: 3

Yes. I don't know what is wrong.

"Mike M" <No_Spam RemoveThis @Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> Are you logged on to Win Me as that user?
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby RemoveThis @gmail.com
>
>
> Bill De Loach <billdd RemoveThis @pldi.net> wrote:
>
>> I have created the same user on both machines with a password but
>> that has not helped.
>

TedF · External Since: Feb 17, 2007 Posts: 1

I don't think ME can read NTFS.

"Bill De Loach" <billdd.TakeThisOut@pldi.net> wrote in message
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>I have a small home network that has worked fine with 2 ME machines for
>quite a while. I replaced one of my machines with a Vista machine. The
>Vista machine works fine seeing and logging on to the ME machine but the ME
>to Vista has problems. The ME machines sees the Vista machine but when I
>click on the Vista machine I get this message:
>
> Enter Network Password
>
> You must supply a password to makes this connection
>
> Resource \\Comp2\IPC$
>
> Password
>
> Comp2 is the Vista machine.
>
> I can't figure out what the password should be nor how to set up one.
>
> I have password protected off on the Vista machine.
>
> Any help would very much be appreciated.

N. Miller · External Since: Jul 31, 2006 Posts: 820

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Mike M1 · External Since: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 4241

TedF <noreply.DeleteThis@xxxxmsn.com> wrote:

> I don't think ME can read NTFS.

That's correct but when sharing files it is the host machine that handles
the file system not the client. For example think how many web sites that
you visit are running on Linux but this doesn't stop you viewing them from
a PC that knows nothing of the Linux file system.
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DDD395 · Joined: Mar 21, 2007 Posts: 1

I had the same problem. After turning off Password Protected Sharing in Network and Sharing Center under Control Panel, my network worked again. This has information about that:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx

Sorry, but I don't know how to keep the password and have it still work.

Gloria Boyer [MSFT] · External Since: Mar 28, 2007 Posts: 1

Here's some info that might be helpful, although it sounds like your problem
is in the other direction, Bill. However, I'm just putting this out there in
case.

Cannot Authenticate to a Shared Folder from a Windows Vista-based Computer
If you cannot authenticate when accessing a shared folder from a Windows
Vista-based computer on a computer running a version of Windows prior to
Windows XP (such as Windows 98 and Windows 95), a computer running an
operating system other than Microsoft Windows, or to a network device, the
cause might be a mismatch in the configured support for NTLM 2, an
authentication protocol that is used for file and printer sharing
connections. By default, Windows Vista is configured to use NTLM 2.

To address this issue, you can do one of the following:

a.. Enable NTLM 2 support on the computer or device to which the Windows
Vista-based computer is attempting to connect. For computers running
versions of Windows prior to Windows XP, see How to enable NTLM 2
authentication (URL:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239869). For computers
running operating systems other than Windows, see the operating system's
product documentation for information about how to enable NTLM 2 support.
For network devices, see the device's product documentation or Web site for
information about how to enable NTLM 2 support or download a firmware update
that supports NTLM 2. This is the preferred solution.

a.. If you cannot update the computers running operating systems other
than Windows or your network devices to support NTLM 2, change the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\LMCompatibilityLevel
registry value on the computer running Windows Vista to 1. This solution is
not recommended.
Thanks, and good luck!
Gloria

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Gloria Boyer
Windows User Assistance
Microsoft Corporation
"N. Miller" <anonymous.DeleteThis@msnews.aosake.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:01:10 -0800, TedF wrote:
>
>> I don't think ME can read NTFS.
>
> Doesn't need to. I have two computers with NTFS, and the Windows ME
> computer
> has no problem with file sharing. It appears to be some kind of Windows
> Vista security issue involving passwords. I had trouble with password
> protected shares on the Windows ME computer in that something about the
> Windows MCE 2005 computers couldn't automatically mount the network
> drives.
> Despite being based on Windows XP, Windows MCE apparently lacks the
> ability
> to save passwords. The quick and dirty solution was to remove password
> protection on the Windows ME shares; not a problem on a wired LAN with
> only
> two users.
>
> --
> Norman
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> ~now in the air the spring is coming.
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