It was working, the other day, I made no change, then turned my (Windows 7 Home Premium & Windows XP Pro) computers back on, and now I have to "Enter Network Password" on my W7 machine.
I read http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/32700-42-enabling-file-sharing-windows-windows-vista-machines ...it doesn't mention it, but isn't the n/w'ing & sharing setting "Change Advanced Sharing Settings": "'Password protected sharing settings'" supposed to suppress the "Enter Network Password" dialog box? (it was the other day).
I have a workgroup switch hardwired to the XP Pro box with a VIA Rhine Ethernet (100MB) adapter (my W7 box has a Gigabit adapter with [Auto-MDIX]). They are connected with a CAT-5e n/w cable, and 2 CAT-6 cables.
Anyone else suddenly get the "Enter Network Password" box with 'Password protected sharing' set to OFF?
Each can ping the other, and the XP can see/modify/delete the W7 files, but the W7 always asks for the "Network Password" (but the correct password doesn't work). Both have windows accounts named "SurfingToday", with identical passwords.
The other settings, are"
Turn on Network Discovery,
Turn on file & printer sharing,
Turn off public folder sharing,
(media streaming OFF),
Use 128-bit encryption,
(Turn off password protected sharing [of course],)
Allow Windows to manage homegroup connections [although I at first had it set to use user accounts & passwords, but when the password box popped-up, and wouldn't accept the password, I changed it {still didn't work}].
Turned Firewalls off (Norton Ineternet Security 2012--smart firewall) and windows firewall.
I was not connected to the Internet--my cable-modem was turned off.
I read http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/32700-42-enabling-file-sharing-windows-windows-vista-machines ...it doesn't mention it, but isn't the n/w'ing & sharing setting "Change Advanced Sharing Settings": "'Password protected sharing settings'" supposed to suppress the "Enter Network Password" dialog box? (it was the other day).
I have a workgroup switch hardwired to the XP Pro box with a VIA Rhine Ethernet (100MB) adapter (my W7 box has a Gigabit adapter with [Auto-MDIX]). They are connected with a CAT-5e n/w cable, and 2 CAT-6 cables.
Anyone else suddenly get the "Enter Network Password" box with 'Password protected sharing' set to OFF?
Each can ping the other, and the XP can see/modify/delete the W7 files, but the W7 always asks for the "Network Password" (but the correct password doesn't work). Both have windows accounts named "SurfingToday", with identical passwords.
The other settings, are"
Turn on Network Discovery,
Turn on file & printer sharing,
Turn off public folder sharing,
(media streaming OFF),
Use 128-bit encryption,
(Turn off password protected sharing [of course],)
Allow Windows to manage homegroup connections [although I at first had it set to use user accounts & passwords, but when the password box popped-up, and wouldn't accept the password, I changed it {still didn't work}].
Turned Firewalls off (Norton Ineternet Security 2012--smart firewall) and windows firewall.
I was not connected to the Internet--my cable-modem was turned off.