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Creating a local account in Windows 8.1

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What would be the difference between the three different methods of creating a local account in Windows 8.1?

1.) Through Windows Charms -> Change PC Settings -> Account
2.) Through Control Panel -> User Accounts
3.) Through Local Users and Groups (netplwiz)

Please help. Thanks.
 
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They should all achieve the same goal. It's like driving somewhere but taking different routes.
 
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Originally Posted by BradleyW View Post

They should all achieve the same goal. It's like driving somewhere but taking different routes.
Just as I thought. I had to post here as I was pulling my hair in my thead here: http://www.eightforums.com/network-sharing/53750-media-players-cannot-connect-file-share-windows-8-1-a.html

He does not recommend to use the local users and groups method but he won't say why. I mean he's a pro user/pro member and all that but I really don't understand why he doesn't want to answer that question.
 
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Originally Posted by kevindd992002 View Post

Just as I thought. I had to post here as I was pulling my hair in my thead here: http://www.eightforums.com/network-sharing/53750-media-players-cannot-connect-file-share-windows-8-1-a.html

He does not recommend to use the local users and groups method but he won't say why. I mean he's a pro user/pro member and all that but I really don't understand why he doesn't want to answer that question.
Just go with step 1 I suppose. Sounds the easiest.
 
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Just go with step 1 I suppose. Sounds the easiest.
I'm just very used to using local users & groups so there's no problem with that, right?
 
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Originally Posted by kevindd992002 View Post

I'm just very used to using local users & groups so there's no problem with that, right?
To my current knowledge as of right now, there is no issue with that, however you may wait for a second opinion if you like.
 
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To my current knowledge as of right now, there is no issue with that, however you may wait for a second opinion if you like.
Well, yeah, me too. I hope somebody can re-assure this for us.
 
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Originally Posted by Magical Eskimo View Post

Is your computer on a domain?

If it's not then there wouldn't be any difference between the ways
No, it isn't. That's what I thought.

What are all the ways to authenticate from any network device (especially media players) if the target computer is using a Microsoft Live Account?
 
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Originally Posted by Magical Eskimo View Post

Sorry you slipped through my radar!

I'm not sure what you mean by this.
No problem.

What I mean is this: let's say I have a laptop that's using a Microsoft Live account that's sharing a folder. And then I have a media player that would access that folder through the network. What are all the ways of authenticating? Example of onr way would be using the email address format as the login id.
 
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Well you should be able to share the folder and set the permissions for 'everyone' or the particular user for the media player to have full read/write access which should mean it won't need any sort of authentication as such
Yeah, that's one option but I don't want to go that route. I want to share it and just let the owner (only the Microsoft Live Account) to have access to it meaning it would still ask for credentials.
 
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Originally Posted by coachmark2 View Post

There's always powershell...
I don't get it. What does powershell have to do with the media player authenticating to the target computer's shared folder?
 
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Originally Posted by kevindd992002 View Post

I don't get it. What does powershell have to do with the media player authenticating to the target computer's shared folder?
For creating an account. To find out what to use for your NTFS permissions, go to C:/users/ and see what Windows called your account. For me, it used my first name.

Then, when putting in the username for another computer to access it, you'd want to share your particular file, then type in this:

\\server's name\drive letter\

For the username, type this:

server's name\whatever Windows called your username

For me, it would be:
\\mymediacenter\e$

Redemption\coachmark2
 
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Originally Posted by coachmark2 View Post

For creating an account. To find out what to use for your NTFS permissions, go to C:/users/ and see what Windows called your account. For me, it used my first name.

Then, when putting in the username for another computer to access it, you'd want to share your particular file, then type in this:

\\server's name\drive letter\

For the username, type this:

server's name\whatever Windows called your username

For me, it would be:
\\mymediacenter\e$

Redemption\coachmark2
Yeah, I'm good with just using local users and groups for creating an account.

That is exactly what I did with my media player and it doesn't work. Have you backread the results of my testing above?
 
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Originally Posted by kevindd992002 View Post

Yeah, I'm good with just using local users and groups for creating an account.

That is exactly what I did with my media player and it doesn't work. Have you backread the results of my testing above?
Yes. You did not specify that you had tried the method I suggested. Nor did you specify the type of media player you have. I therefore cannot be of significant help to you.
 
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Originally Posted by coachmark2 View Post

Yes. You did not specify that you had tried the method I suggested. Nor did you specify the type of media player you have. I therefore cannot be of significant help to you.
Oops, I think that was on a different forum, my bad. Yes, I actually did try that method already. It gets to through the network level authentication just fine but it won't see my shared folders. Using a regular computer, I have no problems. The media players are popcorn hour c300 and medx3d.

EDIT:

So just to confirm, these are only the ways of authenticating

1.) Email address format
2.) computer name\anything that's in c:\users

Is there anything else?
 
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