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Charles L. Phillips

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Sep 26, 2008, 9:59:43 PM9/26/08
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Hello,
I have 2 laptops (Windows XP SP3) in a workgroup, that cannot connect.
I have a 3Com Secure Router.
I get the following message:
 
"Unable to log you on because of an account restriction"
 
Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong???
 
 
 
 
Thank you,
 

Charles L. Phillips

Shenan Stanley

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Sep 27, 2008, 2:10:42 PM9/27/08
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Charles L. Phillips wrote:
> I have 2 laptops (Windows XP SP3) in a workgroup,
> that cannot connect.
> I have a 3Com Secure Router.
> I get the following message:
>
> "Unable to log you on because of an account restriction"
>
> Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong???

Can you tell us what you are trying to do?

You say they are a member of a workgroup - which is pretty much *not*
different (for Windows NT and above OSes) than just being a stand-alone
computer that happens to have the same workgroup name as other computers.
Do you mean they are in a domain by chance?

What is giving you the message you quoted?
In what situation?

Please be as detailed as possible - as only *you* can see what you are
trying to describe and know what your configuration(s) are...

For example...
-- "Windows XP SP3" --> Home, Professional, Media Center, Tablet PC Edition?
-- "3Com Secure Router" --> Make/Model/Purpose?
-- "I get the following message" --> When you do what while trying to do
what on what?

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Shenan Stanley
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Charles L. Phillips

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Oct 31, 2008, 8:50:13 PM10/31/08
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Hello,
I have resolved my issue.


Thank you,


Charles L. Phillips

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Shenan Stanley

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Nov 1, 2008, 10:49:40 AM11/1/08
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Charles L. Phillips wrote:
> I have 2 laptops (Windows XP SP3) in a workgroup,
> that cannot connect.
> I have a 3Com Secure Router.
> I get the following message:
>
> "Unable to log you on because of an account restriction"
>
> Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong???

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Can you tell us what you are trying to do?
>
> You say they are a member of a workgroup - which is pretty much
> *not* different (for Windows NT and above OSes) than just being a
> stand-alone computer that happens to have the same workgroup name
> as other computers. Do you mean they are in a domain by chance?
>
> What is giving you the message you quoted?
> In what situation?
>
> Please be as detailed as possible - as only *you* can see what you
> are trying to describe and know what your configuration(s) are...
>
> For example...
> -- "Windows XP SP3" --> Home, Professional, Media Center, Tablet PC
> Edition?
> -- "3Com Secure Router" --> Make/Model/Purpose?
> -- "I get the following message" --> When you do what while trying
> to do what on what?

Charles L. Phillips wrote:
> I have resolved my issue.

That's fantastic - really.

However - it would be great if you also provided the solution you came up
with so that in the indefinite time this message will be archived - others
who might come across it might benefit from your solution - be able to use
it for their own purposes and such.

I appreciate you came back to let everyone know it was fixed - but could you
come back once more and respond with what was wrong and how you fixed it for
the benfit of everyone?

Here is this message (archived indefinitely):
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely/browse_frm/thread/6f9e19d3935778/3ee20d5077ce611c#3ee20d5077ce611c

Please make it as complete and as useful as possible! Thanks!

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