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Can't create shortcut to a shared folder on another node
Using Win 7 Pro Sp1.
Need to be able to make a shortcut for CAD guys to have access to a share on an WinNT driven mold machine. The mold machine and Win 7 workstations are on the same subnet and workgroup. When I set up the shortcut, I am asked for a UserID/password, that inevitably fails. The UserID/password works fine on Vista, XP and Win2000 machines, but Win 7 will not connect after submitting the UID/Pass. Tried using the <hostname of NT box>\userID in place of just the plain userID; made no difference.
Turning off the firewall makes no difference.
For what it is worth, I can user explorer on the WINNT interface and pull files from the Win 7 box. This workaround is not desirable because as good as the machinists are at their job, they are rather ham-fisted with the OS!
What am I missing with regards to file shares or networking with Win 7?
Thanks.