Welcome guest. Before posting on our computer help forum, you must register. Click here it's easy and free.

Author Topic: Computer asking for a password  (Read 6646 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

ojas25

    Topic Starter


    Apprentice

  • My Computer World
    Computer asking for a password
    « on: March 07, 2013, 08:56:16 PM »
    I have a new computer added to my working network all other computers are working fine The new computer shows the network but when to connect to another computer on the network it ask for a user  a name and password. None of the other computers pave passwords. All the others connect without a password. What am I doing wrong network settings are all the same on each computer?
    Computers are my hobby and my income love working with computers

    Geek-9pm


      Mastermind
    • Geek After Dark
    • Thanked: 1026
      • Gekk9pm bnlog
    • Certifications: List
    • Computer: Specs
    • Experience: Expert
    • OS: Windows 10
    Re: Computer asking for a password
    « Reply #1 on: March 07, 2013, 09:26:46 PM »
    Windows 7 will default to passwords. But your can change that.
    Here is a post something like yours.
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/windows-7-network-password/0b237a44-f652-40d7-8937-40741f286fb1
    In a nutshell nit says:
    Quote
    Make sure the Windows 7 Workgroup Name is the same as the Vista and XP computers.
    And in Windows 7 > Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center >
    "Change Advanced Sharing Settings" in upper left-hand corner >
    Turn on:
    Network discovery
    File and Printer Sharing
    You choice for the other Options there: Password,  Encryption, etc..
    Read the info with each of the options...
    That was about XP and Windows 7, but it also works whenever you want Windows 7 to ignore the default stuff for local network.

    Does this help any?
    IMHO, you should use passwords. But the choice is yours.