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im trying to log into my local host : 127.0.0.1 but it keeps popping up for a username and a password. I dont really remember if I did set a username and a password. Is there some way I can find out if there is indeed a username and a password. I am logged in as admin btw. Thanks

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The IP address 127.0.0.1 is reserved for the loopback address for your PCs NIC. This allows ping testing to check the access to that device from the local PC. It can't be logged into I don't believe.

You need to get the correct address from the Local Host, which I assume is another PC, by going to start run, type cmd. In the command box, at the prompt type

ipconfig /all

this will show all the IP addresses for that system.

hope this is what you meant, MMF

EDIT. If you run \\127.0.0.1 it will show the same details as if you ran \\pcname so I don't know what you meant, sry for the babble.

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