Allow Remote Backup process access

I have a home network of 2 PCs, one running XP Pro and one XP Home. They are both members of a workgroup.
I am using Second Copy 7 to backup a key data folder from the XP Home machine to the XP Pro machine.
The only way I have been able to successfully run the backup is to grant Everyone Full Control access to the XP Pro machine's folder.
This seems like cracking a nut with a sledgehammer.
Is there a way to allow a specific user on the XP Home machine the ability to run the backup i.e. be able to write to the XP Pro machine's folder(s)?

Thanks in advance

 

You need to give permission to the Group Guests on the XP machine. As a group Guest member, the XP Home machine will authenticate to the XP Pro machine. (XP Home has no other method of authentication).

On the XP Pro machine, then do a Start, Run, net use Guest /Active:yes to enable the Group Guests. (This is completely unrelated to the user account Guest).

 

Thanks for the suggestion. However, if I were to upgrade the XP Home machine to XP Pro, would it then be possible to allow a specific user on that machine to access the folder on the (other) XP Pro machine?

 

XP Pro by default uses the Simple File Sharing security model, but it can be disabled easily. It cannot be disabled under XP Home.

Disabling the SFS model leaves you with essentially the "Classic" model used by Win2k.