Both of my machines (Computer1 and Computer2) are running XP Pro SP3.Computer1 has 3 accounts: Admin1, Limited1, and Guest1 (enabled).Computer2 has 3 accounts: Admin2, Limited2, and Guest2 (enabled)Both Admin accounts have different user names and passwords.Both Limited accounts have the same user names and passwords. The file sharing works just fine between these two accounts.My problem is when I try to use Admin1 to access Limited2 or Admin2 to access Limited1, XP does not prompt me for a user name and password. I get the error message that “computer name” is not accessible . . . the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer.If I create the same Admin credentials on either machine, file sharing will work just fine. However, I do not want to create the same Admin account on both machines. Can someone please share their knowledge as to why XP will not allow me to logon as a Guest on the client network or prompt me to enter a user’s name and password? Thank you.1 person needs an answerI do too

Are you using a workgroup or a domain? I'll start by assuming a workgroup, tell me if I'm wrongAre you using simple or advanced file sharing? I'm going to assume advanced, again tell me if I'm wrong. HERE 's a good reference paper from Microsoft on XP file sharing. If you are doing work with file sharing and XP, I recommend looking it over. But, I'll take a snippet from it, that seems to apply. -----Connecting When Advanced File Sharing is Being UsedIn order to connect to a Windows XP Professional shared folder when advanced file sharing is being used, you must be:· Using a set of credentials that Windows XP can validate (it is either a local computer account or a domain account) and has been granted the Read, Change, or Full Control access type either explicitly (the account name) or though group membership, as specified in the permissions of the shared folder. · Using a set of credentials that Windows XP cannot validate, and either the domain Guest account or the local Guest account has been enabled and has been granted the Read, Change, or Full Control access type either explicitly (the Guest account name) or though group membership, as specified in the permissions of the shared folder.You can be denied access to a Windows XP shared folder through the following: The account name in the credentials sent by the connecting client is a valid user name, but the password is incorrect. The account name in the credentials sent by the connecting client is a user name that cannot be validated by Windows XP and the domain Guest and the local computer Guest accounts are either disabled or are not specified via the permissions of the shared folder. The domain Guest is disabled by default and the local computer Guest account is enabled by default for computers that are members of a workgroup and disabled by default for computers that are members of a domain.· The account name and password in the credentials sent by the connecting client can be validated by Windows XP, but either access has not been granted or all types of access are set to Deny either explicitly (the account name) or though group membership. ----------It seems like the item that applies is: The account name in the credentials sent by the connecting client is a user name that cannot be validated by Windows XP and the domain Guest and the local computer Guest accounts are either disabled or are not specified via the permissions of the shared folder. The domain Guest is disabled by default and the local computer Guest account is enabled by default for computers that are members of a workgroup and disabled by default for computers that are members of a domain. Which leads me to ask if you have explicitly granted the guest user, rights to the folder you shared. If you don't want to do that for security reasons, you may want to mount the shared folder and select 'logon on as a different user' when you do that. That way you can supply the credentials remote account.

First, thanks for responding. You are correct that I am in a workgroup and that I am using advance file sharing. Initially, I did not explicitly grant the guest user any rights. I could not access the directory or files. When I clicked on the workgroup name, the error message immediately came up. Also, when I tried to map the drive to connect as a different user, I was not allowed. After many wasted hours, I believe that I have come up with a viable solution to theerror message: [Your Computer Name] is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer.With XP Pro, if both the user name and password does not match on the server and client, then XP automatically forces incoming networks requests to the Guest account on the server. My Guest Account Status was enabled under the Local Policies Setting since Microsoft does not recommend disabling it. (See article Q300489) To get rid of the error message, there are several options:Keep the Guest Account Status ENBALED and remove the group “Guest” from the security setting, Deny Access to the Computer from the Network. The path is as follows: Security Settings --> Local Policies --> User Rights Assignment -->Deny Access to the Computer from the Network. To access the shared files, I then set permissions for the Guest group. It’s not the best solution, but it worked.To add some security to step one, I added a password on the Guest user account by going to Computer Management -->System Tools --> Local Users and Groups --> Users. Right click on the Guest name and select set password. When I clicked on the workgroup name, I was prompted to enter the password.DISABLE the Guest Account Status by turning it off or by going to Security Settings--> Local Policies--> Options -->Accounts: Guest Account Status. There is a caveat that should be read under Explain This Setting. Now when you click on a workgroup, the Connect To . . . dialog box automatically appears and you can log on with one of the account credentials on that server. The downside is that if I have someone who would like to use my computer, I will just have to temporarily turn it on. This is the option I felt was best for me unless someone else can come up with a better solution.Before I made any changes to my system, when I would click on a workgroup’s name, it would periodically give me the Connect to dialog box. I read that others had the same experience. Maybe it’s just a quirk in XP. I hope this helps someone else who may find themselves in this same quandary. I am still open to any suggestions. Thanks in advance.

Just to give you another choice...It seems your situation is that being logged in to Computer1 as user Admin1, you want to connect to Computer2 as user Limited2.You can do this from the command prompt window (Start -> Run -> "cmd") by entering the command: net use * \\Computer2\share /user:Computer2\Limited2where "share" is the sharable resource that you want to connect to on Computer2. You can also use a text editor to put this line into a ".bat" file and double-click it to connect. It will ask for password and connect as that user if successful with all the rights and privileges as user Limited2.-- JW

I appreciate the alternative. It works if I have the Guest account disabled. Thanks for your input.