How can I access shares on a Windows XP machine from Windows Me and Win9x?

Well, you are leaving something out, I think - if you log onto that XP machine from another non-XP machine (one without a credential from the login) you will be challenged with a username and password. If you enter these correctly, you will be granted access to the shares on that machine. So it is not quite as straighforward as you lay it out in your brief summary. There are also some intricacies in even seeing an XP machine from a non-XP machine (using a UNC path for example).

Brent April 30, 2003

I can not access a share drive across the network, I can
ping the computer and see it in network neberhood but
when i try to access it I get this Message.
(Logon failure: the user has not been granted the
requested logon type at this computer)

I know the user account has Aministrator rights and the
password is good.

What should can i do to fix this problem, one more thing
this problem started after I install XP, worked fine with
win 2K.

Thanks Vince

vincent September 10, 2003

I need help on a problem concerning the GTA Vice City game and of course I've tried and failed several time to reach the game developers for their assistance.

I want to completely remove any trace of the game from the register and I just don't remember how to gain access to it. The [add/remove] feature does not do the job it's supposed to do and I want to do it manually myself.

Thanks,
Bob

Bob DeVoe November 22, 2003

You made my day! I've been trying to access my XP machine from my ME machine relentlessly. I've had no luck and had messed up my ME machine so bad that I had to re-install windows. I read this and in minutes, I was there. Thanks so much for this enlightening article. PeteB

peteB December 06, 2003

I also was getting "Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type."

To fix it, I went to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy, then under Security Settings, Local Policies, Security Options I looked through the list. I removed all the entries under "Deny access to this computer from the network" and it fixed it.

Anonymous User January 28, 2005

I also got the "Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type."

My main problem was trying to Connect my Windows XP Home edition to the computer running Windows XP Professional. The Professional version has lots of security where Home version does not. The Professional to Home worked fine.

To fix it, I went to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy, then under Security Settings, Local Policies, Security Options. I went to the entry "Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts". Right clicked and selected properties and change the setting to "Classic - local users authenticate as themselves". I then had to create an account on the computer I was trying to access (Professional version) with the same name as the computer I was using to access. The password should be the same, but can be different (you will have to type the user name and password each time you access networked computer).
Under "User rights Assignment" the first entry is "Access this computer from the network". Make sure it at least includes "Administrator"

I only found this solution though 8 hours of investigative work. This web page sent me in the right direction and the rest I got from the Microsoft support web site (all free). Lots of detailed reading. I hope this will help someone who is having similar problems.

The above is for Windows XP Professional. If you use Windows XP Home you should not have any trouble.

Thanks, Brian Wills

Anonymous User March 19, 2005 (Article Rating: )

Thank you Brian.
Setting the mode to "Classic - local users authenticate as themselves" worked like a charm. Splendid advice. Keep up the worx.

Best regards Johan H.

Anonymous User March 27, 2005 (Article Rating: )

That solution worked really well thanks for posting that because I have been having problems for a while now between 2 Windows XP Pro machines

Anonymous User March 27, 2005 (Article Rating: )

Thanks that solved the problem, bu why did this get changed in the first place. One day all is ok, the next I can't access my network shares, strange. Did we get a microsoft patch rescently?

Anonymous User March 27, 2005 (Article Rating: )

I fixed this by setting up the share and ensuring that 'Everyone' appeared when clicking the permissions button, then clicking on the security tab. Click on Add...and then type 'Everyone' in the Enter the Object Names box.

This then allowed everyone on the network access the the folders.



Anonymous User May 03, 2005 (Article Rating: )