problems connecting ubuntu smb client to windows 7 server

[seahag]

I have a Win7 PC that was working find when samba used print command to Win7 PC. After installing Microsoft Live Essential it stopped working.
I uninstall the entire package, rebooted and it now works!

What is Windows Live doing that would cause this conflict?

[luvshines]

I have a Win7 PC that was working find when samba used print command to Win7 PC. After installing Microsoft Live Essential it stopped working.
I uninstall the entire package, rebooted and it now works!

What is Windows Live doing that would cause this conflict?

There are bugs related to Windows Live Messenger and Samba
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ba/+bug/458637
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...a-0d79a5597527
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7577

[xmasm1]

In my case I gave up, guys, with trying to access default shares C$ etc. I have got always
tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
Even with valid administrator username and password and no errors in smbclient -d9 debug mode.

After set up share on Windows with another name - e.g. "C" together with default "C$" finally I am able to access the whole disk and BackupPC can backup this freeking Windows 7.

Life would be so sweet without killing time with bugs and incompatibilities like this one.