Map Network drive fails user & password

When trying to map a network drive connection, the wizard accepts the
network path, asks me to log on (using the UN and PWD that I have set up), I
type it in and the computer automatically changes the UN (from jade to
jades-laptop\jade). It does this even when I request for it to log on with a
different UN and PWD. Then I get the following error message:

"Log on unsucessful. Windows is unable to log you on. Be sure that your user
name and password are correct"


"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Jade
>
> Most of the options in Local Security Policy and Group Policy Editor can be
> configured using direct registry edits in the Home versions of Vista.
>
> What are you wanting to do?
>
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> Ronnie Vernon
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>
> "jade" wrote in message
>
> > If there are no .msc tools in the home versions, what can you do?
> >
> > Jade
> >
> > "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> Which version of Vista are you using. If you are using Either one of the
> >> Home versions, most of the .MSC tools are not available in that version.
> >>
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> >> Ronnie Vernon
> >> Microsoft MVP
> >> Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >>
> >> "TheMightyQuinn" wrote in
> >> message
> >>
> >> > Still don't see anything. I've tried every way I know how to search in
> >> > Vista, but still no Local Security Policy.
> >> >
> >> > "james3mg" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Click Start, and in the quick search box, type in
> >> >>
> >> >> Local Security
> >> >>
> >> >> and you'll see it find Local Security Policy (assuming you have the
> >> >> quick
> >> >> search box enabled in your start menu). Press Enter to launch it
> >> >> directly.
> >>
>
>
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Is the Microsoft position seriously that if users of Vista Home want to
connect to a local network drive and have their connection
automatically restored on re-start, they have to manually perform
registry changes themselves?

Astonishing. And rather a step backwards from XP....


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"Trevor" wrote in message

>
> Is the Microsoft position seriously that if users of Vista Home want to
> connect to a local network drive and have their connection
> automatically restored on re-start, they have to manually perform
> registry changes themselves?
>
> Astonishing. And rather a step backwards from XP....
>
>
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Trevor

It depends on which version of XP you are referring to?

My comment,

"Most of the options in Local Security Policy and Group Policy Editor can be
configured using direct registry edits in the Home versions of Vista."

Was about the Local Security Policy and Group Policy Editor not being
available in the Home versions of Vista. These tools were also not available
in the Windows XP Home version. They were only available in the XP Pro
version. Since the upgrade from XP Pro is to either Vista Business, or
Ultimate, then nothing has really changed.

Using the registry to make modifications in the XP Home version was the
normal procedure since these tools were not available.

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Tylast;2701253 Wrote:
> > I have exactly the same problem but I can't see the "Local Security
> Policy"[color=blue]
>
> FOR VISTA HOME EDITIONS:
>
> a. Run the registry editor and open this key:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
>
> b. If it doesn't already exist, create a DWORD value named
> LmCompatibilityLevel
>
> c. Set the value to 1


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I found an answer and thought I would share it here, after all I had
searched about 20 fourms and not one touched on this simple task.
After trying uncessfully to map a network drive between to Vista
machines, I found this:

Go to your control panel, User Accounts and Family Safety, User
Accounts and click on "Turn User Account Control on or off"

Turn this off for all Vista machines!

And like magic, all my network drives were mapped

Oh and I also added a password to all of my vista accounts, just under
that same User Accounts window. This way your are "logged in" and I
never was even prompted to enter a user name or password when trying to
map the drives.

I hope this helps.


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