Accessing Non-Passworded Windows Shares
If you try to access a shared folder on a Windows computer from Linux and the Windows computer isn't passworded you've got a problem as Linux insists on you entering one. It would be expected that you could leave it blank or enter any old bollocks as the Windows machine wouldn't care but that's not how it works. Here's how I've got 'round this.
Firstly add a password to your Windows User Account. Yes, I know we want to do it without one but bare with me.
After that, still on the Windows machine, open the Run box or a Command Prompt and type:--
Firstly add a password to your Windows User Account. Yes, I know we want to do it without one but bare with me.
After that, still on the Windows machine, open the Run box or a Command Prompt and type:--
control userpasswords2
if you're on XP or:--
netplwiz
on later versions. This will bring up a box thus:--
Un-tick the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box and click OK. You will then have to enter the password you created twice but that will be the last time that you do.
You now have a password that you can enter on your Linux computer and also tell it to remember it so you don't have to in future.
You now have a password that you can enter on your Linux computer and also tell it to remember it so you don't have to in future.