Accessing Windows 7 box without a password

[ChrisRChamberlain]

Hi all

Have a user with 1 XP Pro box and 1 Windows 7 box.

Network Wizard has been run and the Windows 7 box shows through Network Places etc.

The Windows 7 box does not have a password but the logon dialog requires both username and password so remains inaccessible from the XP box.

Ideas, please?

TIA

FAQ184-2483​

Chris
motrac.co.uk

 

[goombawaho]

The Windows 7 box does not have a password but the logon dialog requires both username and password

Then it DOES has a password!!! You are contradicting yourself in that sentence.

Make sure workgroups are the same on both PCs
Create same user name/password on XP machine that exists

Plus set networking options in Windows 7 as shown in this document. In fact, read entire document and follow it!!
Link

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[bfordz]

I'm not sure about Windows 7 but with Windows XP pro IF you want to share anything you "MUST" have a UserID AND Password setup or you wont' be able to access the shares.
For eg., If you want to just share a printer attached to a Windows XP pro machine the UserID your using to share with MUST have a password.
I'm going to assume Windows 7 may be the same way.