Windows Password Sharing NIGHTMARE

[FreshJR]

What should I do in this scenario?

Lets say there are 3 computers connected to a network. They all have password protected sharing on, and the following passwords.

User1
Pass1

User2
Pass2

User3
**NO PASSWORD**

With this setup, everyone can access each other except no one access user 3.

When anyone try's to access user3 it prompts for a user/password like normal, but inputing user3 and a blank password does not allow access.:twisted:

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Sidenote: How can you log onto a share as guest, for the guest/public shares?

Inputing guest with no password does not work either.

 

[Fardringle]

Put a password on User3.

Or create accounts on User3's computer with the same user name and password as User1 and User2 and give those accounts access to the shared resources that you want them to be able to use.

 

[FreshJR]

Put a password on User3.

Or create accounts on User3's computer with the same user name and password as User1 and User2 and give those accounts access to the shared resources that you want them to be able to use.

I figured as much.

Can you create just allowed credentials without creating the entire account? That would be cleaner since I do not want other persistent login choices or the corresponding users/document folder tree.

 

[Fardringle]

I figured as much.

Can you create just allowed credentials without creating the entire account? That would be cleaner since I do not want other persistent login choices or the corresponding users/document folder tree.

You can do that if your computers are on a domain (and the domain controller manages the accounts), but in your situation if you don't want to add additional user accounts on the computer, you'll need to give User3 a password.

 

[JackMDS]

Networking Win 7 with other version of Windows as Work Network (works very well if all computers are Win 7 too).


In the Network Center, clicking on the Network type opens the window to the right.
Choose your type of Network. Notice the check mark at the bottom, and check/uncheck it according to your needs.
http://www.ezlan.net/Win7/net_type.jpg


Win 7 - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Networking-home-computers-running-different-versions-of-Windows

Win 7 Work Network specific folder sharing - http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windows7/windows7_sharing.htm

Vista File and Printer Sharing- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

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If you have Permission and Security issues with Vista/Win7, check the following settings.
Point to the a Folder that meant to to be share. Right click and choose properties.
In the properties
Click on the Security tab shown in the pic bellow to the right) and check that the users and their permission (shown in the pic bellow center and left) are correctly configured.

Then do the same to the Permission tab.


This screen shot is from Win 7, Vista's menus are similar.
http://www.ezlan.net/Win7/Permission-Security.jpg

In both the Security panel, and the Permission panel you have to highlight each User/Group and examine that the Permission Controls are checked correctly.
When everything is OK, Reboot the Network (Router, and computer).

* Note . The Groups and Users shown in the screen-shoot are just an example. Your list will look the way your system is configured.

**Note . All users that are allowed to share need to have account onall the computers that they are allowed to connect to.

Everyone is an account, it means a group of all of the users that already have an account and been established as users. It is available to avoid the need of configuring permission to each on its own, it does not mean Everyone that feel that they would like to login.
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If more control is needed take a look at this page, http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Share-files-and-folders-over-the-network-from-Windows-Vista-Inside-Out