buzzmag Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Trying out W8.1 Pro on my dual boot system. W7 Ultimate x64 is primary. I don't use my system for anything exotic. In addition to the everyday chores, I use it extensively to view videos via three ethernet wired media players installed in my living room and two bedrooms. It took me a while but I was able to get Windows 7 security requirements tamed and it permits me to view videos from my shared drive without having to deal with the DREADED "NetUser ID & Net Password" requirement. Simply clicking on "Workgroup/My Computer on my media players gives me a "Logon Successful" message and I'm off to the races.W8.1 Pro is another matter. After three weeks of trying every conceivable security setting, workarounds and suggestions from other forums, I have surrendered. It beat me. No matter what I did to get a "Logon Successful" message after going through the "NetUser ID & Net Password" input, no happiness. And yes, I tried every possible combination of ID and password unsuccessfully. Nothing was able to get around it. I don't use HOMEGROUP simply becaue this is the only computer connected. Ideal would be as I have with Windows 7....no "NetUser ID & Net Password" screen.There are dozens of others experiencing the same problem. Just Google "NetUser ID & Net Password" .So, here I am. Before I dump W8.1 Pro and stay with W7 forever, any ideas anybody/Microsoft? Suggest something and I'll try if I haven't already tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
submix8c Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Could you describe the "no joy", which doesn't say much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzmag Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 submix8c, on 23 Oct 2014 - 4:32 PM, said:Could you describe the "no joy", which doesn't say much?Sure can. Opening my media player with W7 active, a screen appears giving me the option to connect to my network/workgroup/"my computer" and result is Logon Successful and my shared drive appears. No log on screen with W7. W8 gives me the same options but network/workgroup/"my computer" always opens a log on screen that will not accept any combination of ID and password. Please understand I have exhausted all combinations. All I'm asking for is W8 to match W7's bypassing the log on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Can you give more information on these media players? What are they exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzmag Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Tripredacus, on 24 Oct 2014 - 09:33 AM, said:Can you give more information on these media players? What are they exactly?Two are Seagate GoFlex TV Media Players and the third is a Micca EP350G. My home is Ethernet wired and the media players simply connect to my network via their Ethernet ports. Let me know if you need more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Windows is considering these devices to be like a NAS. I found many different things that could be tried. Take a look see yourself and see if you find anything that works. I searched these terms in google: windows 8.1 remember credentials nas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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