Workaround for 'Username/Pass' issue on SMB shares

[newalloy]

This issue plagues many media boxes / linux boxes trying to connect to Windows 7 shares. It doesn't like the username/password even though you KNOW the sharing is set up correctly in Windows 7.

This is actually a Samba bug:
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7577

This likely needs to be fixed directly in boxee software by the boxee team.

In the meantime, the workaround is to uninstall "Windows Live Sign in Assistant" from Programs in W7. If you're using the newer "Windows Live Essentials 2011", you need to remove the WHOLE THING. Yeah, messenger and all, and download and install an older version without the Windows Live Sign-in Assistant.

Until the boxee team incorporates a new non-buggy version of Samba.

[TheWzrdOz]

This issue plagues many media boxes / linux boxes trying to connect to Windows 7 shares. It doesn't like the username/password even though you KNOW the sharing is set up correctly in Windows 7.

This is actually a Samba bug:
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7577

This likely needs to be fixed directly in boxee software by the boxee team.

In the meantime, the workaround is to uninstall "Windows Live Sign in Assistant" from Programs in W7. If you're using the newer "Windows Live Essentials 2011", you need to remove the WHOLE THING. Yeah, messenger and all, and download and install an older version without the Windows Live Sign-in Assistant.

Until the boxee team incorporates a new non-buggy version of Samba.

Two questions:
1. Do I need "Windows Live" at all?
2. If I do, any idea where to find an older version to install?

Thanks

[didatofik]

Two questions:
1. Do I need "Windows Live" at all?
2. If I do, any idea where to find an older version to install?

Thanks

The first thing i do when i install windows is to remove Windows live.

hotmail can be replaced by gmail
Messenger can be replaced by......

etc etc etc

Live is not needed to run the machine. :rolleyes:

[timbudtwo]

The first thing i do when i install windows is to remove Windows live.

hotmail can be replaced by gmail
Messenger can be replaced by......

etc etc etc

Live is not needed to run the machine. :rolleyes:

Are you installing via an OEM disk? My retail disk of 7 x64 pro installs no live software.

[didatofik]

Are you installing via an OEM disk? My retail disk of 7 x64 pro installs no live software.

Remove Windows Live Essentials from Add/remove programs
How to uninstall Windows Live Essentials
http://windowslivehelp.com/solution.aspx?solutionid=64db5c80-85e4-49fe-bf07-cb08ffc5dd53

or

Unable to uninstall Windows Live Essentials from Add/remove
http://messenger-support.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8B3F39C76A8B853F!15935.entry


How to remove and reinstall Windows Live Services
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938275


Go to control panel and see if you have one of these non essential programs installed on your pc, it' s easy . :)

Edit: added new link

[TheWzrdOz]

I looked into it, and as didatofik points out, every piece of it can be replaced with something better -- if needed.

My media source doesn't need email, messaging, etc., so I simply removed it.

[s.macneill]

is this W7 only? i see the same symptoms from time to time on windows xp SP3. I do have that sh*t installed. i'm gonna take it off now anyway.

[marcel]

@ newalloy thanks for the great post ..@s.macneill yes unfortunately you will need to remove it

[s.macneill]

An interesting update to this. I removed live assistant (xp - sp3) and i just ran into the problem where it forgot my user/pass. so this work around did not work for xp. however, i have another share that's on a usb drive attached to my wireless router. This is using SMB as well, i accessed that share no problem. When i then immediately went back to my windows share they worked fine.