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can't access a shared folder on my laptop(windows 8) - xhuntrkillerx - 2nd May, 2013 04:24 AM

it has been a day now and i still cant figure out how to connect to a shared folder on my laptop(windows 8). whenever i try to access it, it asks me input a username and password, but when i do nothing happens.


Any help would be much appreciated.


RE: can't access a shared folder on my laptop(windows 8) - kraleksandr - 2nd May, 2013 03:57 PM

U cant access samba share without password since Win XP.


RE: can't access a shared folder on my laptop(windows 8) - xhuntrkillerx - 2nd May, 2013 04:53 PM

(2nd May, 2013 03:57 PM)kraleksandr Wrote:  U cant access samba share without password since Win XP.
That's where the problem is, i put in the username and password and nothing happens.


RE: can't access a shared folder on my laptop(windows 8) - Smultie - 2nd May, 2013 07:21 PM

(2nd May, 2013 04:53 PM)xhuntrkillerx Wrote:  
(2nd May, 2013 03:57 PM)kraleksandr Wrote:  U cant access samba share without password since Win XP.
That's where the problem is, i put in the username and password and nothing happens.

Try the following format:
smb://username:password@IPADDRESS/share


RE: can't access a shared folder on my laptop(windows 8) - xhuntrkillerx - 3rd May, 2013 01:40 AM

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Try the following format:
smb://username:password@IPADDRESS/share
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i'm now in the shared folder, but its not letting into any of the subfolders