Windows 98 -> 2000 password prompt - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

cowudders14 · 01-18-2004, 11:02 AM

I run win 2000 and my wife runs win 98. Our computers are connected via a router (Ethernet). I can easily access her hard drives, and have them mapped as network drives. Ditto for her printer. However, when I try to set it up the other way, mapping my w2k drives into her w98 computer, it asks me for a password. No user ID, just a password. I've heard this is a common problem when trying to get win 98 to talk to anything more modern, but does anyone know if there is a way round it, or what said "password" actually is? I've tried the password that my user account has, I've tried everything I can think of, but nothing seems to work.

Any ideas?

digby · 01-18-2004, 11:07 AM

Have you tried creating a user account on the Win2k machine with the user name and password from the 98 box? It's been a while since I had mixed that combination, but if I remember correctly, that helped me. If it doesn't work, there are much brighter minds than mine here.

tinfoil · 01-18-2004, 11:19 AM

digby is correct. Her user on the 98 machine must exist on the 2k machine.

cowudders14 · 01-18-2004, 04:30 PM

Cheers guys, that was solved a lot easier and quicker than I expected!

I've got it working fine now. I should have guessed that, really.... ;-)

01-18-2004, 11:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
cowudders14 Bringer of good Moos... Location: Midlands, UK	Windows 98 -> 2000 password prompt I run win 2000 and my wife runs win 98. Our computers are connected via a router (Ethernet). I can easily access her hard drives, and have them mapped as network drives. Ditto for her printer. However, when I try to set it up the other way, mapping my w2k drives into her w98 computer, it asks me for a password. No user ID, just a password. I've heard this is a common problem when trying to get win 98 to talk to anything more modern, but does anyone know if there is a way round it, or what said "password" actually is? I've tried the password that my user account has, I've tried everything I can think of, but nothing seems to work. Any ideas? __________________ Moo! I'm mooey! Last edited by cowudders14; 01-18-2004 at 11:15 AM..

01-18-2004, 11:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
digby Crazy Location: Ahh, the lovely South	Have you tried creating a user account on the Win2k machine with the user name and password from the 98 box? It's been a while since I had mixed that combination, but if I remember correctly, that helped me. If it doesn't work, there are much brighter minds than mine here. __________________ mmmm.... pudding

01-18-2004, 11:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
tinfoil Fucking Hostile Location: Springford, ON, Canada	digby is correct. Her user on the 98 machine must exist on the 2k machine. __________________ Get off your fuckin cross. We need the fuckin space to nail the next fool martyr.

01-18-2004, 04:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
cowudders14 Bringer of good Moos... Location: Midlands, UK	Cheers guys, that was solved a lot easier and quicker than I expected! I've got it working fine now. I should have guessed that, really.... ;-) __________________ Moo! I'm mooey!