Windows 7 insists I need password for XP machine that's never had one.

chev65 · 10 Dec 2012

Usually when you start getting password prompts out of the blue when you don't even have password protected sharing turned on, it means that the time/date settings on those PC's are not in sync with each other.

cookiebun · 10 Dec 2012

tman69 said:

cookiebun said:

I click "see full map" on the 7 machine. It shows the Xp machine but says:'The following devices cannot be placed in the map"

see attached-right click on XP icon and choose open--if you get a request for a username and password--use \\computer name for user name and leave password blank-hit enter--IF this works--then right click on XP icon again and choose create shortcut and place that where it's easy to find

Thanks for the reply.
no, it didn't work.

Can anyone think of Services that might be the source of the problem? I'm going through those on the XS machine now.

cookiebun · 10 Dec 2012

chev65 said:

Usually when you start getting password prompts out of the blue when you don't even have password protected sharing turned on, it means that the time/date settings on those PC's are not in sync with each other.

There are error messages on the xp machine about not being able to synchronize the clock. Unfortunately I cleared the log before I saw your message.

chev65 · 10 Dec 2012

cookiebun said:

chev65 said:

Usually when you start getting password prompts out of the blue when you don't even have password protected sharing turned on, it means that the time/date settings on those PC's are not in sync with each other.

There are error messages on the xp machine about not being able to synchronize the clock. Unfortunately I cleared the log before I saw your message.

Sometimes this occurs because the bios clock isn't set correctly or the cmos battery is dead and needs replacement.