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   gene martinez to Walter Mautner   
   Re: xp to vista   
   21 Feb 08 10:32:44   
   
   From: njkat@eclipse.net   
      
   Walter Mautner  wrote:   
      
   >gene martinez wrote:   
   >   
   >> I just got a vista box. I have 98 and xp. When I try to copy files to   
   >> the vista box it ask for a password???  I didn't set up any passwords   
   >> on the shared drive. What do I need to do to copy file to vista????   
   >   
   >Like XP Pro, Vista dislikes network access for accounts without a password.   
   >In fact that is a good idea, since anyone using "net use *   
   >\\vistabox\c$ /user:whatheknowsisyourusername" and no password, could get   
   >to your files and/or implant trojans from remote, otherwise.   
   >Therefore, you should create a common user with password (set it to not   
   >expire) on all networked machines. You can always "connect as ...".   
   >--   
   Thanks I add passwords and see what happens.   
      
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