Vista V.s. XP networking problem

[IvoryStar]

I have just set up a ethranet network between my xp and vista computers. My Xp will talk to my vista. But my vista won't talk to my xp.

Yes they are in the same workgroup: Mshome

I get an error message that says:

//OLD is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resoutce. 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.

I'm not a complete helpless idiot. I looked at other sites and all their solutions say something about Security options or a Group Policy Editor.

I'm on a Home Edition XP. It's tamper proof.

It won't let me change or even access any of these things.

Is there anything else I can do?

[Snurfen]

Welcome to CTH, IvoryStar :wave:

In addition to having them in the same workgroup, it is also very useful to have them both logged on, using the same account name and password. Do your two machines meet this criteria?

[IvoryStar]

Thank you.

I just tried changing the account name and password. And I'm still getting the same message.

I think its a setting wrong on xp. I just can't figure out which one.

[ecross]

If the computer runs Windows XP Home Edition, the "secpol.msc" program isn't available to make the required user right assignments. Use the ntrights utility that is part of the Windows 2003 Resource Kit Tools to make the change. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Download and install the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en).

2. Click Start | All Programs | Windows Resource Kit Tools | Command Shell. Type these lines at the command prompt. The second and third commands are case-sensitive, so type them exactly as shown. Note the "+r" in the second one and the "-r" in the third one:

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest

[IvoryStar]

If the computer runs Windows XP Home Edition, the "secpol.msc" program isn't available to make the required user right assignments. Use the ntrights utility that is part of the Windows 2003 Resource Kit Tools to make the change. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Download and install the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en).

2. Click Start | All Programs | Windows Resource Kit Tools | Command Shell. Type these lines at the command prompt. The second and third commands are case-sensitive, so type them exactly as shown. Note the "+r" in the second one and the "-r" in the third one:

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest

Wow!

It worked. Thank you soo soooo much, ecross!

And thank you everyone for helping me fix my networking problem!