More logon questions

I have a peer-to-peer network with two laptops and two desktops. My old win98 used to ask for a password when I logged on. Now, my new xp doesn't ask for anything ... it automatically logs onto the network. But when I try to access my desktop, a window comes up and asks for my user id. So I have to log into my desktop before I can use it. why is this? Should I not set up users on my desktop with a peer-to-peer network?

Also, when I had win98 as my laptop, my laptop outlook could utilize my Desktop version of outlook ... now my email comes into my laptop personal folders and my desktop personal folders have to be opened to utilize contacts and calendar and notes.

xp just does not seem to work as well with the network when I thought it would have been just the opposite.

Any ideas?

 

Wiry - re: the user/password issue

- Right-click My Computer and click manage then go to the local users & groups, users section.
- Password the account you use.
- Place an exact copy of that username/password in the local users section of each XP/2K/NT4 PC on your network.

 

ok ... will do ... thanks

 

Well, I did that on my xp home version and when I click on "manage" no local users come up. Should I go to control panel instead?

 

OK I gave my laptop (xp) a password and used the same password for my laptop on my Desktop (win2k). Then I tried to logon to my laptop. The first logon said I needed a password and then it gave me a window and I used the password. It was very slow signing on to the network. Then I shut it down and tried to restart it again. Now it flashes the window and hangs at the windows is signing on stage and won't boot up. I had to take the battery out and unplug it and try it again and same thing happens. Any suggestions? I am going to take the password out of the desktop and see if I can at least sign on.

 

now i've gone back to my original settings and started my laptop in safe mode in order to remove the password and go back to no password. I am not very happy with xp. I think win2k and even 98 work a lot better with less hangups. But I will keep trying to understand xp. I set the registry to do an auto logon and maybe that was the problem. I saved the old registry so maybe I'll go back and try all over again. xp seems so much slower on the network than win98 did... and that really puzzles me. Especially since my new computer is far more powerful, has more ram, etc. etc. But it doesn't work as well with my network as 98 did. anyone else have this problem?