Davy <me@removeallthistextchobham.org.uk> wrote in
news:Xns9D79B71488EDmeremoveallthistextc@216.196.109.145:
> John,
> good thoughts again but .......
>
> John Wunderlich <jwunderlich@lycos.com> wrote in
> news:Xns9D7882B7D6041wunderpsdrscray@138.125.254.103:
>
>>
>> So. Is it possible that you are already somehow connected to the
>> machine that does not ask for authentication? Perhaps a drive
>> mapping that reconnects on startup? Try this -- Before
>> attempting to connect to the machine that doesn't prompt for
>> user/password, bring up a command window on your laptop
>> (start->run->"cmd") and enter the command:
>> net use
>> Examine the result and verify that the computer you are trying to
>> connect to does _not_ show up anywhere on the resulting list.
>
> Net Use does not show the computer that asks for a loggin; but has
> lots of entries for the PC that does not
Now we're getting somewhere. This is the reason that the one computer
does not ask for login credentials. It is because you already have
established a connections to that computer.
>> Windows will only allow one authentication per connected machine,
>> so if you are already authenticated somehow, it will not ask for
>> user/password.
>>
>> If it does show up in the list, disconnect either from command
>> line: net use \\computer\share /delete
>> or right-click "My Network Places" -> Disconnect Network Drive...
>> (even if it is not mapped as a network drive)
>
> I disconnected all the network drives in "My Network Places". Net
> Use then shows no network connections. But if I go to Windows
> Explorer/My Network Places/Entire Network/Microsoft Windows
> Network/Workgroup/PCname then all the network places still show
> up. If I click on one then I get a message 'access denied' but no
> invitation to login. This persists even if I log off and on again.
> Very strange!
It may be that you have stored username/passwords for that one
computer recorded under your login. These are stored by logged-in
user name so one test would be to create a brand new user on your
laptop, log in as that user and see if things are different.
Also, try the following article and see if it helps:
"How To Manage Stored User Names and Passwords on a Computer That Is
Not in a Domain in Windows XP"
<http
/support.microsoft.com/kb/306541>
HTH,
John