No option to save password

[Guest Jackie]

Following a small problem with the WXP Pro server, users are being asked for

a password to access a shared folder.

 

There is no option to save the password.

 

Can anyone advise how to bring up the option to save the password please.

 

The clients use WXP Pro or Home

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: No option to save password

 

 

"Jackie" <Jackie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7ED2908F-0E08-4AF4-8487-D4196584F29D@microsoft.com...

> Following a small problem with the WXP Pro server, users are being asked

> for

> a password to access a shared folder.

>

> There is no option to save the password.

>

> Can anyone advise how to bring up the option to save the password please.

>

> The clients use WXP Pro or Home

 

There is no "WXP Pro" server. What OS do you use on your "server" machine?

Are you running a domain or workgroup environment?

[Guest Jackie]

Re: No option to save password

 

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "Jackie" <Jackie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:7ED2908F-0E08-4AF4-8487-D4196584F29D@microsoft.com...

> > Following a small problem with the WXP Pro server, users are being asked

> > for

> > a password to access a shared folder.

> >

> > There is no option to save the password.

> >

> > Can anyone advise how to bring up the option to save the password please.

> >

> > The clients use WXP Pro or Home

>

> There is no "WXP Pro" server. What OS do you use on your "server" machine?

> Are you running a domain or workgroup environment?

>

>

>

 

OK, we are running a WXP Pro system, sharing files from one folder to a

workgroup.

[Guest Malke]

Re: No option to save password

 

Jackie wrote:

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "Jackie" <Jackie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:7ED2908F-0E08-4AF4-8487-D4196584F29D@microsoft.com...

>> > Following a small problem with the WXP Pro server, users are being

>> > asked for

>> > a password to access a shared folder.

>> >

>> > There is no option to save the password.

>> >

>> > Can anyone advise how to bring up the option to save the password

>> > please.

>> >

>> > The clients use WXP Pro or Home

>>

>> There is no "WXP Pro" server. What OS do you use on your "server"

>> machine? Are you running a domain or workgroup environment?

>>

>>

>>

>

> OK, we are running a WXP Pro system, sharing files from one folder to a

> workgroup.

 

Since you didn't specify what the problem was or what operating systems your

other computers are running, I can only give you generalized advice.

 

Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need

to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords

assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just

need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE

PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly

to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you

can do this. The instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista:

 

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

 

If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center, turn off Simple

File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab).

 

Malke

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[Guest Bob I]

Re: No option to save password

 

 

 

Jackie wrote:

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>

>>"Jackie" <Jackie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>news:7ED2908F-0E08-4AF4-8487-D4196584F29D@microsoft.com...

>>

>>>Following a small problem with the WXP Pro server, users are being asked

>>>for

>>>a password to access a shared folder.

>>>

>>>There is no option to save the password.

>>>

>>>Can anyone advise how to bring up the option to save the password please.

>>>

>>>The clients use WXP Pro or Home

>>

>>There is no "WXP Pro" server. What OS do you use on your "server" machine?

>>Are you running a domain or workgroup environment?

>>

>>

>>

>

>

> OK, we are running a WXP Pro system, sharing files from one folder to a

> workgroup.

>

 

Place the same USERNAME/PASSWORD combo for all the users on the Windows

XP Pro system.