Re: OT-problem with Win2K

["nick_towers2000" <nickt@xxxxxxx>]

Lee you're a genius & I'm v grateful - just wish I'd asked earlier!!
Much happier now :-))
Nick


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Lee Varga" <lee@v...> wrote:
> Nick,
> When you log into the w98 pc it should ask you for an
username/password.
>
> On the w2000
> box -
Start/settings/controlpanel/usersandpasswords/advanced/advanced/users/
a
> ction/newuser
> (maybe thats why you never found it :)
> Now type that username/password into the box, uncheck "user must
change" and
> check "never expires"
> This basically creates an account for that w98 user on the w2000
box.
> Now if you have share set up in the w2000 box, the win98 box will
be able to
> see it (after typing in the username/password again maybe).
>
> To set up a share drive on teh w2000 box, right click on the drive
in win
> explorer then
> share/newshare, enter the sharename (eg. server_data) and a comment
(eg Main
> server drive), the permissions, to set wether read/write/etc, you
can ignore
> this for full access.
>
> As with all this nonsense, make sure the box is running/is behind a
firewll
> if your lan is net connected.
>
> Good luck... any probs mail again...
>
> Lee.
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> Does anyone on this list know how to connect Win98/95 PCs to a
> Win2kPro PC on a LAN without getting something like Resource
> \\Computername\IPC$  and requiring a password (and how this password
> is set or removed). I've tried to best of my knowledge removing all
> restrictions within Win2k but having gone round in circles all
> evening I cannot think what else I can do.  All I want to do is
share
> drives/folders on the Win2k PC across the network - surely it must
be
> possible!!??
> Help VERY MUCH Appreciated!
> Thanks
> Nick