Grrrrr password when trying to access shared folder

[Jack06]

Hi Guys,
For some reason I keep being asked a password when trying to access my PC through finder (under shared) I have tried all my passwords but none of them work!
What's the best course of action, I have file sharing enabled, although there was no option to enable 'Windows Sharing' could this be the problem?
It was working perfectly before I reformatted my PC (running XP)
Cheers
Jack

 

[Hellhammer]

You have to use the PC's password if there is one. Try changing the password in the PC and the retry.

 

[Jack06]

Hi Mate,
I found out the problem, I didn't run the 'Set up network' wizard in windows.
But now I have another problem, it will only let me log in as Guest. Whereas before it would say I have entered wrong password and wouldn't let me in, now it just prompts me for the username and password which I enter then it just disappears and says 'connected as guest'
I guess it doesn't really matter as I can still access all files, but still it's irritating, and might mean I don't have certain privileges later...

 

[rhett7660]

Jack, you might want to try using smb:// to mount the hard drives in question. Once you mount them you can log in as the "user" in question and be done with it. If that is what you are looking to do.

Then if it is a network drive that needs to be mounted every time you log in, you can put it in your start up files and it will do it for you and you won't need to use your password every time! That is what I do anyway.

Also just make sure the folder(s) are set for sharing within windows and you should be able to see them across your lan.

 

[Jack06]

Hi Rhett,
thanks very much for the reply, I've worked out that guest gives me enough privileges to put files there and retrieve files.
Cheers Jack