connecting to guest account

When I browse my network places there are several computers in a workgroup.
Whenever I try to connect to them the guest account e.g. pcname\guest
appears dimmed out (you cant change it) and I dont know the password. How
can you connect to these machines?

Hi,

You will have to change the policy (local or group policy if they are member
od domain) on the PC to which you are connecting...

Policy that you need to change is:

Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security
Settings\Local Policies\Security Options

Here look for policy "Network access: Sharing and security model for local
accounts" and change it from "Guest only - local users authenticate as
Guest" to "Classic - local users authenticate as themselves"

I hope this helps you out,

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

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> When I browse my network places there are several computers in a
> workgroup. Whenever I try to connect to them the guest account e.g.
> pcname\guest appears dimmed out (you cant change it) and I dont know the
> password. How can you connect to these machines?
>