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Thread ID: 119169	2011-07-08 11:34:00	Windows 7 cannot access secured XP shared folders	gretag34 (16372)	Press F1

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1215623	2011-07-11 03:50:00	As Bob is not allowed to access Alice's folder on the XP computer, shouldn't it pop up with a password prompt where Alice can enter her details? In XP the password protect folders was removed (it was available in Win98) Why they did this is damn stupid AFAIK - while the permissions can be applied, if the previous articles dont work, then I dont know how to get that prompt,its not W7, its XP causing the problems . Some of the time XP pro is on a LAN, that also runs through a server, the shares and permissions are setup within the server, where the files are located . While this is a side subject -- There is one way to achieve what you want -- Do you happen to have a old Computer sitting about doing nothing ? If so you could set it up as a NAS (network attached storage) - install Amahi Home Server (http://www . amahi . org/) - Its free, put all your documents, folders you want to share on that - good for backup as well . Then you could set the permissions to who ever you want, and it prompts for user names and passwords . The attachment shows what happens when my Wifes PC tries to connect to the Amahi Home Server - she doesn't have an account on it (yet), but if I enter in my details, its straight in exactly like my own PC ( both of us have W7) The software is Linux based server software .	wainuitech (129)
1215624	2011-07-11 04:19:00	Hi, yes! that is the exact dialog I am expecting! I would then enter Alice's details and it all should just work. You would expect that dialog to come up in my situation right? If the pros on this board can't figure it out, I know I'm not going crazy!	gretag34 (16372)
1215625	2011-07-11 05:23:00	Theres bound to be ways of doing it, just have to play around a bit . Password prompting Via a server is easy, its designed to do that function . I did come across This article ( . ehow . com/how_2196195_password-protect-folder-windows-xp . html" target="_blank">www . ehow . com) - dont have any XP computers going at the moment, so cant test it - no idea if it will do what you want or not .	wainuitech (129)
1215626	2011-07-11 23:25:00	ok, I have done some more snooping, it turns out Windows 7 is using the guest account to try access the share. As guest is disabled on the XP machine (for security reasons), it is failing. How do I get windows 7 to not use guest, but ask the user which account to use (ie via a prompt)? When I use map drive with different credentials, I can put in the correct details, but it still gives me the same error. I just need to find out how to make windows 7 NOT use the guest account, (perhaps as easy as disabling guest account?) I'll post the fix here once I find it.	gretag34 (16372)
1215627	2011-07-12 00:50:00	Windows 7 shouldn't be using the guest account - maybe someone has fiddled with the sharing and made it that way - it "should" be using the user logged in. Just a thought , when W7 was setup to sharing or join a network, if it was set to Homegroup, or public sharing then that may be the reason for guest being used. You can disable password protected sharing in W7, but I dont think thats the problem, to do that ,click start, type in sharing - select manage advanced sharing settings, scroll down, select turn off password protected sharing.	wainuitech (129)
1215628	2011-07-13 00:11:00	"When I use map drive with different credentials, I can put in the correct details, but it still gives me the same error." When entering username from Win7 use XPcomputername\username eg xpoffice\gretag34 I haven't read all the posts but this may help.	berryb (99)
1215629	2011-07-14 22:51:00	cool, i'll try that, but I dont actually want the drive mapped. Since other people use the windows 7 computer, only I want to access this folder. Anyway, I have narrowed it down to one of these (or a combination of these three) settings in the security options in group policy: Guest Account status Network access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts (either local users authenticate as themselves, or local users authenticate as guest) The problem is that when I changed those settings before, they werent applying immediately so it appeared they had no effect. Even when I force an update (with gpupdate /force), sometimes it still has no effect. If you're interested, the two outcomes I have found are: 1. I can click on the gretag34 computer in Network and it will list the folders Shared folders with "everyone" access do not require a prompt Shared folders without everyone access give me the "Access denied" message 2. I click on the gretag34 computer in Network and it will ask me for a password (even to just list the folders!) If I logon using Alice (the xp account), I can list all the folders and access ALL shared folders as Alice is "everyone" and has authenticated with the protected folder. Neither of the above situations are what I want, but I'm getting closer!	gretag34 (16372)
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