owners4life5 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 hello,i.m new to these forums, since i.m a linux geek..but anyhow,i help out my teachers at school with their different computers, and they all have either xp, or vista.so anyway, i have to route two of my teacher's computers with each other through an ethernet...so one can read the files, and print.her desktop with xp is the one that reads the files, and her laptop with vista is the server, which has the files on them. the desktop is connected to the printer, and i have the ethernet plugged in-between them.no problem, right??well, the problem is, when i go to access the vista machine off of the xp, it asks for a username and passwordi would usually know, but i.m a linux user, which you all probably really hate me, but i need some help on this one.any help is greatly appreciated,thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 well, the problem is, when i go to access the vista machine off of the xp, it asks for a username and passwordi would usually know, but i.m a linux user, which you all probably really hate me, but i need some help on this one.Hi,owners4life5.Welcome to Windows Forum.Could you not just ask the teacher for the username and password?There are several Linux users here.You will not be treated as an outcast unless you start posting spam or other nonsense.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owners4life5 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Could you not just ask the teacher for the username and password?well, the vista machine doesn.t have a password for any sort of administration. the desktop does, but not the laptop. everything is 'unlocked' on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 well, the vista machine doesn.t have a password for any sort of administration... everything is 'unlocked' on it.You may have to create a user account on the Vista machine.Make sure the Vista machine has a user account with the same username and password as you are using on the XP.Check that Network Discovery/File Sharing configs are enabled.Keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owners4life5 Posted October 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 okay i.ll make sure to try that out.i can.t this afternoon, or any of next week, though, because this afternoon she.ll be gone, then it.s the weekend, then i.m going to be away from school next week...so i.ll try next, next week, and let you guys know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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