Login Failure:the user has not been granted

[Zeus62]

We have a network of three computers at work. One computer is wired to the network via D link. This computer runs XP Pro. Both of the other computers run XP Home and are connected by wireless. One is a laptop. The laptop is able to access both of the other computers. The desktop computers are not able to access the laptop. The error message that comes up is: \\computer name is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the admin of this server to find out if you have access permission. Login failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer. The laptop has XP sp2. File and printer sharing has been checked. It is in the same workgroup and has been assigned a dns, a gateway and an ip address. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!:)

[IrOnMaN]

i have no idea if this will work but try giving all the computers the same name and pass.

[Adrynalyne]

Chances are..this is a problem on the Pro machine.

Go to start, run, and type:

gpedit.msc

Go to Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Security Settings>Local Policies, and highlight User Rights Assignment.

The key in question on the right will be the "Deny access to this comptuer from"

Make CERTAIN the Guest account is NOT in there.

There is also Access this computer from the network... key, but that one usually isn't the problem.

[BigDaddy99]

Sounds like the security settings are messed up on the laptop since it is the one not allowing any other station to connect. Since it is XP home you are going to have to go to Microsoft, download a program (rktools), and run it.

You can find it at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4544 .

Once you have installed it, click on: Start, All Programs, Windows Resource Kit Tools, Command Shell

Then enter the following commands. (Attention: they are case sensitive - use cut and paste if you can)

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest

The first command enables network access for Guest, the two subsequent ones change two different policies to allow network access for Guest

This worked for me in a similar situation where the computer denying access was an XP Home machine. XP Pro would require a different procedure.

I hope this works for you.

[Zeus62]

BigDaddy99
I have tried what you suggested. When I type in net user guest/active:yes
The response I get is:
The syntax of this commard is:
(username (password ; *) (options)) (/DOMAIN)
username (password ; *)/ADD (options) (/DOMAIN)
username (/DELETE) (/DOMAIN)
Any sugessions?
Thanks alot for helping!!

[Adrynalyne]

My suggestion has already been posted.

[Zeus62]

When I go on the Pro machine and type in the gpedit.msc
When I get to the "deny access to this computer from" what appears below that is : support 388945a0
support 3f151ab.9
I do not see Guest account anywhere.
This is becoming a real mystery!

[Adrynalyne]

Did you check the other entry?

[Zeus62]

I'm sorry instead of below that should have been beside. Is the other entry you are talking about Access this computer from the network?
Deny access to this computer from support 388945a0 support 3f151ab.9
Thanks

[burley]

I 've been trying for a week to fix the problem described here. on my 3 computer "MSHOME" network. windows XP. I could not connect to one of the pc's. I ran the server program which you gave and cut and pasted the 3 commands as you instucted. rebooted and then I was able to connect to the problem pc. Thank you very much. I spent all kinds of hours "googling" this problem. Your fix was perfect. :-)

[fwr40]

Sounds like the security settings are messed up on the laptop since it is the one not allowing any other station to connect. Since it is XP home you are going to have to go to Microsoft, download a program (rktools), and run it.

You can find it at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4544 .

Once you have installed it, click on: Start, All Programs, Windows Resource Kit Tools, Command Shell

Then enter the following commands. (Attention: they are case sensitive - use cut and paste if you can)

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest

The first command enables network access for Guest, the two subsequent ones change two different policies to allow network access for Guest

This worked for me in a similar situation where the computer denying access was an XP Home machine. XP Pro would require a different procedure.

I hope this works for you.

Thank you so much. I had that same problem. I tried everything from microsoft and everywhere I could think of. I was about to give up. Then I saw your post. Thanks