Hi Eric
Still no joy, I have managed to change the owner to the backup user and the
message still appears. The user I have created is "Backup", it does have full
control and is now the owner of the share I am trying to write to.
I can access the share at any time using Windows Explorer from the Vista PC.
If I cannot make this work, I will need to go and purchase an external
drive, I as I run my company finances from the Vista PC, and cannot operate
without backing up my data.
Regards
Gareth
"Eric Cross [MVP]" wrote:
> Hi Gadallma,
>
> If you haven't already, please follow the steps described in these links and
> reply back if you need additional help.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/
>
> http://practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/
>
> --
> Eric Cross
> Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>
> "Gadallma" <Gadallma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7147C1B6-D769-42E1-A1A8-9CCA88C5A6B3@microsoft.com...
> > 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.
> >>
> >>
>
>