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Vista's network connection and guest accounts.
  1. #1


    Phillip Pi Guest

    Vista's network connection and guest accounts.

    Hello!



    I am using Vista b5487 and noticed the guest account do not have network
    connection. I see a red X network icon in my system tray with its hover
    text "... Access is denied."

    How can I give this one access?

    Thank you in advance.
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    Phillip Pi
    Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
    ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit
    Symantec Corporation
    www.symantec.com
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    views of my employer. Thank you.

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  2. #2


    Jane C Guest

    Re: Vista's network connection and guest accounts.

    Using build 5384.4, the Guest account has the red x over the network icon,
    but internet and network access is there. The inbuilt Guest account has
    restrictions on it, but is able to view network computers and use the
    internet.


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    "Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
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    > Hello!
    >
    > I am using Vista b5487 and noticed the guest account do not have network
    > connection. I see a red X network icon in my system tray with its hover
    > text "... Access is denied."
    >
    > How can I give this one access?
    >
    > Thank you in advance.
    > --
    > Phillip Pi
    > Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
    > ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit
    > Symantec Corporation
    > www.symantec.com
    > -----------------------------------------------------
    > Email: phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC (remove SYMC to reply by e-mail)
    > -----------------------------------------------------
    > Please do NOT e-mail me for technical support. DISCLAIMER: The views
    > expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the
    > views of my employer. Thank you.



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  3. #3


    Jimmy Brush Guest

    Re: Vista's network connection and guest accounts.

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, because you are running a build of Windows Vista that was
    released only to a very select group of entities, you will probably not find
    a colleague here with the same build.

    However, I can confirm that in build 5472 while logged into the guest
    account, the network icon in the system tray shows a red X and "access
    denied" in the tooltip. But, this does not stop me from accessing my local
    network or the internet.

    I assume this X just indicates that the guest account does not have
    permission to view or modify network settings.

    Are you sure you have set up the network connection correctly while logged
    in as an administrator? For examle, if you are NOT connected to a domain,
    you should have set your network connection to Private Network instead of
    the default of public network.

    You can change this setting from the Network and Sharing Center in the
    control panel.

    - JB

    Vista Support FAQ
    http://www.jimmah.com/vista/


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