[videobruce]

I know this is a basic network question, but when I start my 2nd machine I get a "the drive or network connection is unavailable" message refering to a shortcut on the desktop to my 1st machine. It doesn't do it on the first machine. On both machines I can access the other computer ok, but I have to type the username and password each time I start the machines.

Both machines have passwords and are using administartor as the user.
How can I eliminate the username & password each time I power up?

[Four and Twenty]

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I know this is a basic network question, but when I start my 2nd machine I get a "the drive or network connection is unavailable" message refering to a shortcut on the desktop to my 1st machine. It doesn't do it on the first machine. On both machines I can access the other computer ok, but I have to type the username and password each time I start the machines.

Both machines have passwords and are using administartor as the user.
How can I eliminate the username & password each time I power up?

this is win2k you are talking about here? Give us some more info to work with here bud

[videobruce]

Yes on 2k.

What else do you need?

OK I will re-word the question........How do I elimate entering the username and password when the machine boots to log onto the network or when I try to access the other machine?