Windows 7 Pro and Windows 2000 Server No access

[TheBossMan]

[SOLVED] Windows 7 Pro and Windows 2000 Server No access

I am having problems with a Windows 7 Pro laptop to access a Windows 2000 server machine.

All the other PC's on the network has XP installed and they access the server fine by using a username and password.
The Windows 7 machine can go into other pc's and their shares, it can see the server that's all no access further than that.
No matter what username and or passwords I use it will not work.

I also can't join the domain with the windows 7 pc. The xp machine also are not joined to a domain, they are just on a workgroup. I have made the same workgroup but still nothing.

Please help. I'm going mad with this

 

[Random717]

are you using the domain in the username when trying to login? (if you get that far)
Or try command line, and see what error message it gives you:
net use x: \\server\share /user:domain\username password

 

[TheBossMan]

Yes I used the domain in the username as well still no joy.

Domain\username
password

will try the command you gave on monday. What I will also make sure of is that the Win2k Server also have the latest service packs install. I only thought of it after I gave up for today. But I'm busy downloading them now, it most likely don't have any service packs installed (Don't know if the lack of service packs could cause it.).

 

[TheBossMan]

Just installed service pack 4 on the Windows 2000 server which had no service pack installed. Windows 7 laptop now happily working with the Windows 2000 server machine and I'm very happy now
xD

 

[Vaaljapie]

The wonderful word of windows...

 

[The_Unbeliever]

whaddya mean installed SP4?

You should've installed SP4 a long time ago

 

[The_Unbeliever]

whaddya mean installed SP4?

You should've installed SP4 a long time ago

 

[TheBossMan]

LOL it's not my server. xD It was just a server at a friend of mine's business. I have never seen their layout before last week.

Anyways this is typical Microsoft engineering to not have any valid information on their support websites. I also only thought of checking for service pack after I went home allready.

Just glad it's working and my friend can get off my case