Hello Gadallma,
Thank you for using the newsgroup! It may seem frustrating that while you
already have access to the share that you must supply a username and
password using the backup application in Windows Vista. If you haven't
already, I suggest you read this which explains this in a little more
detail:
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...27/458871.aspx
--
Eric Cross
Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
"Gadallma" <Gadallma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CE1836B0-0D4F-4B91-9D2B-BD3D428FB9AB@microsoft.com...
>I have a main (VISTA) and secondary PC (XP PRO) on my home network. The
> secondary PC is used for non-essential work and for holding backups. When
> I
> run Backup on Vista and map to the drive on the secondary PC, Vista
> insists I
> enter a user and password, however, if I access the same folder using
> Windows
> Explorer, I do not get promted for a username and password. Is there
> anyway I
> can switch of the prompt to allow my backups to run unencumbered ?
>
> I have switched Network security to private, I have switched off password
> protection.