Hi Eric
I did all that was required, but I am unable to find out how to set my new
backup user account to be the co-owner of the share on my XP PC, as required
by the Vista PC. Can you advise please.
Thanks and regards
Gareth
"Eric Cross [MVP]" wrote:
> 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.
>
>