Networking Issue

This is a discussion about Networking Issue in the Windows Hardware category; Why is it when I try to access a W2K machine from a 98 machine I'm asked for a password, well if I input the admin password of the W2K machine it tells me wrong password. Ok since there is only one password for my W2K machine it should work,,, right? So I went into network settings and set up a new share and have t ...

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Why is it when I try to access a W2K machine from a 98 machine I'm asked for a password, well if I input the admin password of the W2K machine it tells me wrong password. Ok since there is only one password for my W2K machine it should work,,, right?
 
So I went into network settings and set up a new share and have tried everything and it does not work. I have file and print sharing setup and I can see the W2K machine on my network, but I can't access it. I can however access any other machine on my network using the W2K box.
 
Any ideas,
 
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Enable the guest account on your win2k box.....
 
right click my computer select manage
click on local users & groups
click on users folder
right click guest account and enable
reset password to nothing and your done.