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printer sharing in Vista
I am going to be setting up a home network with two Vista computer. I know
that each machine should have the same user account to make this easier. Question. Does the same user account have to be logged on to both machines, or can the machine without the printer be logged on with another name as long as the same user account exists on both machines? Hope this makes sense. Thanks ...Chip.. |
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printer sharing in Vista
Chip Shapiro wrote:
I am going to be setting up a home network with two Vista computer. I know that each machine should have the same user account to make this easier. Question. Does the same user account have to be logged on to both machines, or can the machine without the printer be logged on with another name as long as the same user account exists on both machines? No to the first part, yes to the second. More detail: Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you can do this: Start OrbSearch boxtype: netplwiz [enter] Click on Continue (or supply an administrator's password) when prompted by UAC Uncheck the option "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Select a user account to automatically log on by clicking on the desired account to highlight it and then hit OK. Enter the correct password for that user account (if there is one) when prompted. Leave it blank if there is no password (null). Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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printer sharing in Vista
Thank You. This is exactly what I needed. I give 'er a try on Thursday
when I have the machine built and delivered. ...Chip.. "Malke" wrote in message ... Chip Shapiro wrote: I am going to be setting up a home network with two Vista computer. I know that each machine should have the same user account to make this easier. Question. Does the same user account have to be logged on to both machines, or can the machine without the printer be logged on with another name as long as the same user account exists on both machines? No to the first part, yes to the second. More detail: Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just need to exist and match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY SIMPLE ONES. If you wish a machine to boot directly to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for convenience, you can do this: Start OrbSearch boxtype: netplwiz [enter] Click on Continue (or supply an administrator's password) when prompted by UAC Uncheck the option "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Select a user account to automatically log on by clicking on the desired account to highlight it and then hit OK. Enter the correct password for that user account (if there is one) when prompted. Leave it blank if there is no password (null). Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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printer sharing in Vista
Chip Shapiro wrote:
Thank You. This is exactly what I needed. I give 'er a try on Thursday when I have the machine built and delivered. YW. I'm sure you'll do fine. If you need more help, you know where to find us. ;-) Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |