Ok, this is a pretty specific problem so I'm hoping it has a fairly specific solution. I am working with two PCs, one windows 98, the other win 2000. The are both connected to a router, which is then connected to an ADSL modem. I have set up the TCP/IP protocol in accordance with the router and modem, and this protocol is being used solely by these pieces of equipment. I also need a file sharing network, nothing fancy, so I am using NetBEUI as well. Both computers can access the internet fine. The win 2k machine can also access files on the win 98 machine no problem, however, when I try to access files shared on the win 2k computer I run itno a problem. The computers see each other fine, but when I try to access the win2k machine from the win 98 machine, I am asked for a password, although I don't have one specified or in place. To log into the computer I also do not have a password, yet the network still demands a password. Even when I set a password, putting this password in does not work. I am lost on what to do, any help would be appreciated... Tony

You can either log in with the exact same username and password as you do with windows 2000 or map a network drive and click log on as different user then enter your username and password you use to log on to your 2000 machine.

Try the following, taken directly off of my website (computechcomputing.com). It's rather wordy / chatty, but will probably sort the problem for you. Bob Grainger --------------------Q14. I have enough technical skills to be able to create a Microsoft peer-to-peer network. However, I am having problems getting Windows '95 and '98 PC's to use resources offered by Windows 2000 PC's. This advice will only be of interest to those of you that build simple Microsoft networks. More and more PC's these days are being supplied with Windows 2000, as opposed to Windows '95, '98' ME (Millennium Edition), etc. Many people who have enough skills to build Microsoft peer-to-peer networks, but, when presented with a Windows 2000 computer, suddenly discover that the Windows '95 and '98 computers can't access resources ('C' drive, printer, etc.) being offered by the Windows 2000 PC. Instead, they are told that they need a password, or perhaps they are presented with some other obstacle. I remember the first time that I encountered this myself. Over the years, I have offered 'C' drives, printers and other things for sharing on many hundreds of PC's, all without any real issue. Then suddenly, my first Windows 2000 PC on a network! I configured its 'C' drive and printer for sharing, but then, to my surprise, I found that the 'lesser' '95 and '98 computers couldn't access those resources. I spent hours trying to resolve the problem. Off to a computer bookshop I went, spent £25 on a book, but learnt little. I trawled the InterNet for the answer. Try this, try that they said, but nothing worked. I did however discover that lots of other technicians were having the same problem! Lots of 'advice', but still no answer. Eventually, I did found the answer: for there, tucked away in a little-used dialogue box within Microsoft Windows 2000 was a box that was ticked (by default). Removing this tick opened up the PC to the rest of the network! Here's what to do. We shall assume that you have configured the networking components on the Windows 2000 PC correctly, i.e., Client for Microsoft networking, protocols, 'C' drive and printer sharing, etc. Next, on this Windows 2000 computer, choose [My Computer] [Control Panel] [Users and Passwords]. Click on the [Advanced] tab and then click the [Advanced] button. At the Local Users and Groups dialogue box that appears, double-click the Users folder. You will then probably notice the user called 'Guest' and that there is a small white cross on a red background next to this username. 'Guest' is the global user who is granted access rights to resources on Windows 2000 PC's. 'Guest', for all intents and purposes, is any other computer on the same network that needs unrestrictive access to resources on the Windows 2000 PC. However, by default, the 'Guest' account is disabled on Windows 2000 PC's, and so the other PC's on the network (the 'guests') are denied access to these resources. To enable the 'Guest' account, proceed as follows. Right-click on the username 'Guest' and then choose [Properties] from the drop-down menu. At the [General] tab of the 'Guest Properties' dialogue box that appears, remove the tick next to [Account is disabled]. Finally, close down all of the dialogue boxes. Simple, when you know how!