Vista, XP & Network Issue

Home network w/ XP- Home on a PC and Vista on a laptop. Set up the
network and Vista sees the shared folder on the PC just fine and
vice-versa. I also have Password Protected Sharing enabled on the
laptop (Vista).

But when I attempt to access the laptop (Vista) shared folder from the
PC (XP), I get the userass prompt - enter the correct info - it won't
allow access. It just loops back to the same userass log-in window
over and over. Turning off Password Protected Sharing in Vista on the
laptop allows access w/o the prompt period. However I would like to
have userass set-up working.

I attempted changing passwords and creating new users through User Mgmt
in Vista but nothing helps. Also tried w/ and w/o firewall on.

Can you help me?

Who "owns" the folder, what "group(s)" has / have access permission and is
your user login a member of that group?




"SB" <> wrote in message
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> Home network w/ XP- Home on a PC and Vista on a laptop. Set up the
> network and Vista sees the shared folder on the PC just fine and
> vice-versa. I also have Password Protected Sharing enabled on the laptop
> (Vista).
>
> But when I attempt to access the laptop (Vista) shared folder from the PC
> (XP), I get the userass prompt - enter the correct info - it won't allow
> access. It just loops back to the same userass log-in window over and
> over. Turning off Password Protected Sharing in Vista on the laptop
> allows access w/o the prompt period. However I would like to have
> userass set-up working.
>
> I attempted changing passwords and creating new users through User Mgmt in
> Vista but nothing helps. Also tried w/ and w/o firewall on.
>
> Can you help me?

It is nothing to do with what this patrick said!

If you want to use password protected on vista, you have to create identical
accounts on BOTH computers.
It is a pain in the ass, that is why a lot of people just turn Password
Protected OFF.

"SB" wrote:

> Home network w/ XP- Home on a PC and Vista on a laptop. Set up the
> network and Vista sees the shared folder on the PC just fine and
> vice-versa. I also have Password Protected Sharing enabled on the
> laptop (Vista).
>
> But when I attempt to access the laptop (Vista) shared folder from the
> PC (XP), I get the userass prompt - enter the correct info - it won't
> allow access. It just loops back to the same userass log-in window
> over and over. Turning off Password Protected Sharing in Vista on the
> laptop allows access w/o the prompt period. However I would like to
> have userass set-up working.
>
> I attempted changing passwords and creating new users through User Mgmt
> in Vista but nothing helps. Also tried w/ and w/o firewall on.
>
> Can you help me?
>

Try the tutorial here
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ord.html?ltr=W


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SB wrote:
> Home network w/ XP- Home on a PC and Vista on a laptop. Set up the
> network and Vista sees the shared folder on the PC just fine and
> vice-versa. I also have Password Protected Sharing enabled on the
> laptop (Vista).
>
> But when I attempt to access the laptop (Vista) shared folder from the
> PC (XP), I get the userass prompt - enter the correct info - it won't
> allow access. It just loops back to the same userass log-in window
> over and over. Turning off Password Protected Sharing in Vista on the
> laptop allows access w/o the prompt period. However I would like to
> have userass set-up working.
>
> I attempted changing passwords and creating new users through User Mgmt
> in Vista but nothing helps. Also tried w/ and w/o firewall on.
>
> Can you help me?

Thanks all for replying. Turned out to be a firewall issue w/ McAfee.