Now...far be it from me to suggest that Windows 7 should have integrated network sharing techniques that go beyond Microsoft proprietary networking, but I am having a problem that I'm nearly fed up with, which is that even with Mac OS X's Samba support, I am unable to get Windows 7 to log in courteously. Here is the situation so far (yes I have read the other posts!) on mac: smb sharing is activated public folder is shared and policy is set firewall is off antivirus is off little snitch is off (i hate doing this because i like security) WINS workgroup name is (let's say) "FOREST" network username is (let's say) "forester" network password matches windows computer on pc: folder sharing is enabled folder i want to share is shared group policy has been set to lm/ntlm, use vista if requested (what you said above) firewall is off antivirus is off all of the network settings have been changed to allow a connection other than a "homegroup" for file sharing, and the workgroup name for the computer has been set to "forest" network username is (let's say) "forester" network password matches mac computer additional troubleshooting: win7 computer has been configured to send LM/NTLM, negotiate NTLM2 on request 128bit encryption requirement has been turned off mac can now be seen! but not accessed. the mac, on the other hand, can read and write everything on the win7 computer...it even has access to some things that I would prefer no outsider have access to...like the root user folder... VAS GIBST???????

What is the error message when you try to access the MAC computer? How does it work if you access the computer by entering \\username or \\IPaddress in Windows Explorer? You may check if you have done required steps on MAC computer. Mac OS X: Setting up Windows File Sharing Important Note: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.Arthur Xie - MSFT

I am having the exact same problem. Did we ever get the answer to how to fix this? I have already done to oft suggested solutions of enabling LM/NTLM etc... The Mac appears in my Windows 7 list of networked computers but will not allow me to open it or show me the share folders and I can not access them through \\computername\foldername either. It says that it can not access the location.