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1127429 2010-08-13 22:52:00 Hi guys,

strange issue...

I have a server running Server 2003 R2 (x86) with several shares on it.

I have a HP i7 laptop running Windows 7 Pro and I have desktop PC running Windows 7 Pro as well.

THE PROBLEM.

I can access the shares on the server from the Windows 7 laptop but not from the Windows 7 desktop. When I try to access the shares from the desktop I get prompted to enter a username and password. I enter the logon details but it always fails. Yet I can RDP to the server from the Desktop using the same credentials I typed in to access the network share!

Any advise please?
chiefnz (545)
1127430 2010-08-13 23:39:00 Try the 2nd post

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Speedy Gonzales (78)
1127431 2010-08-13 23:54:00 Speedys reply / Post link is the answer turn off password protected sharing Circled here (www.imagef1.net.nz) wainuitech (129)
1127432 2010-08-14 00:50:00 It's fixed now but don't know what I've done.

I cleared all the logs via event viewer because I wanted to see if any events were getting logged on the failed attempts to access the shares.

I typed \\servername and it brought up all the shares and I could access them without entering username and password.

Cheers for the advice.
chiefnz (545)
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