Sorry if this is a FAQ but I did some searching and didn't find articles
describing my problem. I have a couple of Vista Desktops and 3 XP
machines and 1 Win7 machine on my home network. I can gain access to all
of the shares from any of the systems but the system that has the 1.5TB
drive that I want to access most often from the other systems is a Vista
x64 Ult system and I can't seem to gain access to the share unless I
actually login to the system on the physical machine. This wasn't the
case with XP so I am trying to decide if I need to configure "share on
boot option" or something similar in the Control Panel? Once I actually
login (to any account) on the Vista x64 system I have no problems
accessing the shares, prior to that even if the machine has been booted
up for hours I still fail to access the network shares. It is fine if
Vista is supposed to do this due to a tighter security policy etc. but I
am hoping there is a way to grant access w/ nobody logged in, since it
is a hassle when I don't need the system up for any other reason that to
access the shares.


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spkay

Hi
You can set the computer to Auto logon to an account of your choice.
Search the Internet for the term Vista Log On and choose the type of
solution that fits your system.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

"spkay" wrote in message
...

Sorry if this is a FAQ but I did some searching and didn't find articles
describing my problem. I have a couple of Vista Desktops and 3 XP
machines and 1 Win7 machine on my home network. I can gain access to all
of the shares from any of the systems but the system that has the 1.5TB
drive that I want to access most often from the other systems is a Vista
x64 Ult system and I can't seem to gain access to the share unless I
actually login to the system on the physical machine. This wasn't the
case with XP so I am trying to decide if I need to configure "share on
boot option" or something similar in the Control Panel? Once I actually
login (to any account) on the Vista x64 system I have no problems
accessing the shares, prior to that even if the machine has been booted
up for hours I still fail to access the network shares. It is fine if
Vista is supposed to do this due to a tighter security policy etc. but I
am hoping there is a way to grant access w/ nobody logged in, since it
is a hassle when I don't need the system up for any other reason that to
access the shares.


--
spkay

Thanks for the help Jack!


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spkay

Thanks for the help Jack!


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spkay

Interesting suggestion as a workaround, but that certainly shouldn't
be required, should it?

--
Zaphod

Arthur: All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's
something big and sinister going on in the world.
Slartibartfast: No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the
universe gets that.


"Jack-MVP" wrote in message
...
Hi
You can set the computer to Auto logon to an account of your choice.
Search the Internet for the term Vista Log On and choose the type of
solution that fits your system.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

"spkay" wrote in message
...

Sorry if this is a FAQ but I did some searching and didn't find
articles
describing my problem. I have a couple of Vista Desktops and 3 XP
machines and 1 Win7 machine on my home network. I can gain access
to all
of the shares from any of the systems but the system that has the
1.5TB
drive that I want to access most often from the other systems is a
Vista
x64 Ult system and I can't seem to gain access to the share unless
I
actually login to the system on the physical machine. This wasn't
the
case with XP so I am trying to decide if I need to configure "share
on
boot option" or something similar in the Control Panel? Once I
actually
login (to any account) on the Vista x64 system I have no problems
accessing the shares, prior to that even if the machine has been
booted
up for hours I still fail to access the network shares. It is fine
if
Vista is supposed to do this due to a tighter security policy etc.
but I
am hoping there is a way to grant access w/ nobody logged in, since
it
is a hassle when I don't need the system up for any other reason
that to
access the shares.


--
spkay

Interesting suggestion as a workaround, but that certainly shouldn't
be required, should it?

--
Zaphod

Arthur: All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's
something big and sinister going on in the world.
Slartibartfast: No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the
universe gets that.


"Jack-MVP" wrote in message
...
Hi
You can set the computer to Auto logon to an account of your choice.
Search the Internet for the term Vista Log On and choose the type of
solution that fits your system.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

"spkay" wrote in message
...

Sorry if this is a FAQ but I did some searching and didn't find
articles
describing my problem. I have a couple of Vista Desktops and 3 XP
machines and 1 Win7 machine on my home network. I can gain access
to all
of the shares from any of the systems but the system that has the
1.5TB
drive that I want to access most often from the other systems is a
Vista
x64 Ult system and I can't seem to gain access to the share unless
I
actually login to the system on the physical machine. This wasn't
the
case with XP so I am trying to decide if I need to configure "share
on
boot option" or something similar in the Control Panel? Once I
actually
login (to any account) on the Vista x64 system I have no problems
accessing the shares, prior to that even if the machine has been
booted
up for hours I still fail to access the network shares. It is fine
if
Vista is supposed to do this due to a tighter security policy etc.
but I
am hoping there is a way to grant access w/ nobody logged in, since
it
is a hassle when I don't need the system up for any other reason
that to
access the shares.


--
spkay