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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Administration / August 2007Network Password keeps prompting
Hello, Just installed Vista Home Premium and I have it on a six server network that the servers are W2003 enterprise. When I want to connect to a shared file I get the normal prompt for password and I tick the box to save the password. However after a Vista reboot it loses this password and I have to reenter it. Can this be changed in the Home version? Thanks Joe > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Thanks >Joe In XP if you just put the exact same name and password on each pc you don't have these issues. Try it for Vista. Hello F/George, Not sure what you mean here. I didn't have a problem in XP. Besides I am logging on with the administrator account of the servers so why would this matter to Vista? All my servers have identical users and passwords. I use a workgroup scenario. So if I access a shared file on the server from Vista and use and account on the server and I am granted access. Why then does Vista prompt me after a reboot of Vista? Thanks Joe > > Hello, > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > In XP if you just put the exact same name and password on each pc you > don't have these issues. Try it for Vista. Hi again, Sorry I forgot something. I didn't have an identical user on my XP Pro box. XP Pro just cached the password. Now XP Home that is another story it just doesn't do it. So I used pro. Do I need a different version of VIsta for this to happen? > > Hello, > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > In XP if you just put the exact same name and password on each pc you > don't have these issues. Try it for Vista. Home versions of XP and Vista cannot cache credentials. You have 2 options. 1. Create a user and password on the machine where the share resided exactly matching the Vista machine. 2. Create a batch file which can be run from startup if you like with this command >net use \\servername\sharename /USER:username-on-server password -- > Hi again, > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> In XP if you just put the exact same name and password on each pc you >> don't have these issues. Try it for Vista. Hello GTS, Thanks I will do that until I get an Ultimate version. I rated your post thanks again.. Joe > Home versions of XP and Vista cannot cache credentials. You have 2 options. > 1. Create a user and password on the machine where the share resided exactly [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >> In XP if you just put the exact same name and password on each pc you > >> don't have these issues. Try it for Vista. Hello GTS, I created the batch file and put it into the Startup Folder is this correct? If so this doesn't work. > Home versions of XP and Vista cannot cache credentials. You have 2 options. > 1. Create a user and password on the machine where the share resided exactly [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >> In XP if you just put the exact same name and password on each pc you > >> don't have these issues. Try it for Vista. Joe, I have used that procedure for a long time on XP Home where it works fine, but just recalled that I ran into an issue doing it on Vista. Sorry - it slipped my mind before. UAC interferes with running the batch from Startup. What I did recently for 2 users with (home version) Vista laptops at a small company I service was to create the batch file (I called it UseShares.cmd) and put a shortcut to it on the desktop called Network Connection. I advised the users to run it after bootup. There is a way to circumvent UAC by using Task Scheduler to run a program as admin, but I haven't tried it yet for this situation. This inability to cache credentials is one of the most annoying features of Microsoft's product stratification for profit strategy since it causes a lot of grief even on home networks with 'home' versions of Windows. GTS > Hello GTS, > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >> >> In XP if you just put the exact same name and password on each pc you >> >> don't have these issues. Try it for Vista. Hello GTS, I thank you for the help, I own a small hosting and network company and I have always stayed away from home because of this. I didn't research Vista on this feature in the Home version again as I thought that is was far removed for the complaints. Well as I have learned it is still in there. I didn't want a home version I wanted Ultimate or business but a bussdy of mine gave me his copy and said " Here I don't like this" and I just put it on a demo box. After seeing that it has networking issues I will probably upgrade to the ultimate later as I learn more about Vista. Thanks again Joe > Joe, > [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > >> >> In XP if you just put the exact same name and password on each pc you > >> >> don't have these issues. Try it for Vista. You're welcome. __ > Hello GTS, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Thanks again > Joe |
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