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The forum thread discusses issues connecting a Windows 7 PC to a shared network folder on a Windows 2000 server in a workgroup environment. The original poster encounters login problems because Windows 7 attempts to authenticate with the laptop's name, not the correct user account on the server, leading to failed access attempts. Other users suggest editing the hosts file to map the server's IP address to its hostname, which ultimately resolves the connection issues, though some like the original poster find the process frustrating compared to earlier Windows builds.
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wma1998

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Hi all,

I just installed W7 on my laptop at home and I am having problems login to the shared network folder in my office.

At home I use VPN to access my office network. The network folder is on Link Removed, which is on a W2k server. The W2k server does not use domain, but has a workgroup called "mygroup". I have a user name called "vincent" on this server. However, when I try to connect to this folder W7 asks me to Enter Network Password. When I type in "vincent" and password, it automatically adds a domain "mylaptop", which is the computer name of my laptop. So W7 actually tries to login as "mylaptop\vincent" with the password, so it fails to login each time. I have made sure the workgroup of my laptop is also "mygroup".

Please help me. What should I do to access the share folder?

Thx! Vincent
 

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Try edditing your host file by adding the ip-address and machine name. Had the same problem wich was solved after i eddited the host file.

Location of the host file: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
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Try edditing your host file by adding the ip-address and machine name. Had the same problem wich was solved after i eddited the host file.

Location of the host file: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
 

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WheelMan

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avpeer said:
Try edditing your host file by adding the ip-address and machine name. Had the same problem wich was solved after i eddited the host file.

Location of the host file: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
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Yay, worked! Many thanks.

Why so difficult, btw? Was so easy in earlier builds..
 

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avpeer said:
Try edditing your host file by adding the ip-address and machine name. Had the same problem wich was solved after i eddited the host file.

Location of the host file: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
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After i editing the host file but i still can't access to the window7 pc. could you should me for example that need to be done in host file? such as: this is what i am setting but it still ask me to enter the password when i try to connect to window7 pc. and i am using window xp and try to connect to window7

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
192.168.1.6 Rayh # Ray PC
# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
192.168.1.6 Rayh
# ::1 localhost
 

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