Sharing requires a user name entered how do I remove that

[StriderS]

On my Windows 7 PCs I must type a user name to access the shares it can be 1 letter or anything is there a way to remove that so access doesn't require any type of additional input?

 

[zigzag3143]

On my Windows 7 PCs I must type a user name to access the shares it can be 1 letter or anything is there a way to remove that so access doesn't require any type of additional input?

Nope. If there were no user name everyone would have access.

 

[StriderS]

everyone would have access is what I want it is my home network and I am the only user

 

[dsperber]

If you enter the username and password (you should have a password too, although I realize you're the only user), you can check "remember this" for next time.

Accessing shares and other drives (hosted by other machines on your LAN) will only bother you once for this username and password. Not thereafter.

I myself user the same username/password on both of my networked machines (defined to be on the same "workgroup"). So the username/password from the requesting machine is in fact the same username/password for the requested machine... and I have never been asked to enter anything.

It just works. I have FULL access to all drives and folders/files on both machines from either machine (and even from either WinXP or Win7, booted at either machine). No confusion, no request for username/password. I am the only user.