Network Password keeps prompting

[Joe]

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

[Joe]

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

"f/fgeorge" wrote:

> 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]

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?

"f/fgeorge" wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:02:02 -0700, Joe
> <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

[GTS]

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
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[Joe]

Hello GTS,

Thanks I will do that until I get an Ultimate version.
I rated your post thanks again..

Joe

[Joe]

Hello GTS,

I created the batch file and put it into the Startup Folder is this correct?
If so this doesn't work.

[GTS]

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

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[Joe]

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

[GTS]

You're welcome.
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