Password

[earnie86]

I reformatted my sons computer and now that I want to connect to our network, I have forgotten our password. Does anyone know where to look for the psw in WIN XP?

[Makaveli]

I don't wanna sound like an idiot... but a password for what? Password for a network?

-MaK

[earnie86]

I have 2 computers connected via a router, and in order to access shared files and printers, I need to type a password. I have forgotten the password and where to look for it in the registry.:cool:

[Mntsnow]

What you will have to do is while logged into the OTHER computer locally go in and reset the passwords on the shares and or delete and recreate a new user account for the other computer and list it in the "permissions" tab of the shares in question.

[korgul]

If you reformated can't you just get a new one. I am not sure if this will work in XP but in 98 I can just create a new one when I set up the network.

korgul

[earnie86]

I ran the networking wizard on the XP machine, and changed the computer name, I also went to shared access folders and gave permission to everyone on the network as well as the users of the other pc.(which has a clean install of ME). I made a floppy on the XP machine to set up the network on the other. I still am asked for a password to access the files. The help files on XP don't work, and it does not give me the option of removing all the pcs' on the network. I then tried the net wizard on the ME pc and set a password for a shared folder; when I try and access it from the XP pc it does not accept the psw. This is ticking me off a bit. Do you think the problem lies with both pcs', or one or the other?
I have been trying out different firewalls to block outbound traffic. I had to go into the inf area of windows to remove some stubborn drivers that XP kept trying to install for the network. I have a feeling this caused my problems. Is it possible to re-install XP RC2 over itself? :cool:

[cadetstimpy]

When trying to connect to the printer on the remote machine and you are prompted for a name and password, try the following format:

Username: <hostname of XP machine>\<username>
Password: <password>

[earnie86]

Thank you for your help and suggestions. I tried to re-install over my present installation, and when setup was asking for the firewall driver that I had removed from the inf folder, I knew that was my problem. So I did a clean install of XP, this time with ntfs file system. Ran the networking wizard on both computers again and all is well. Full file and printer sharing. Thanks again. :cool: