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Anybody still remember Windows 2000?

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The Wildcard

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Got a question regarding file and print sharing in Windows 2000. I installed the File and Print sharing service for my LAN connection. I rebooted, yet I cannot see the "sharing" tab when I right-click any folder.

Any clues?
 
Jack,

I managed to access the sharing tab on the folder and set the permission for the default "Guest" account. I enabled the guest account and set the password. This is on the computer running Windows 2000.

Problem is, I am trying to access that shared folder from a laptop that is running Windows 7. On the laptop I can see the computer name that's running Windows 2000 but I can't see the specific name of the folder I was sharing. I also can't access it. It keeps prompting me for a username and password. I then type in "Guest" and the password and it doesn't connect.

Any ideas?
 
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I do not know waht your security consideration are.

Guest account should be open with No password.

On Win2000 you can also try the C$ account.



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Herald and Jack,

Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately I am running Windows 7 Home so apparently I don't have the ability to access local security policy. It doesn't appear in my control panel. I suspect it may have to do with the NTLM your link described.

As for the guest account issue, I removed the password to the guest account but I am still unable to access the windows 2000 shared folder from windows 7 laptop. It is still telling me I have the wrong username and password.
 
Nevermind. Got it to work. Don't know how but it works, lol. Did not need to set the local security settings in windows 7. What I did was reset my sharing options. I hanged to home network in win 7, turned off password, turned on public folder sharing, and kept default homegroup settings.

I was then able to see my laptop folders on my win2k computer and copied threre.
 
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