Upon authenticating on your Windows 7 machine, is there an indication of a Domain shown in the dialog box? (If not in a Domain, your computer's name is shown with a colon after it.) Well if so, your computer's trying to authenticate with Domain_Name\User_Name instead of just User_Name. This gave me trouble when authenticating to a SAMBA file server. Try plugging in a "\User_Name" . Your computer name should go away when you type the backslash.
caveat: This was experienced on a Windows 7 Enterprise machine. This tip should apply to Win 7 pro too. I don't know about Windows 7 Home.
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Rob_Lane,
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Here are steps to map a network drive.
Mapping Network Drive in Windows 7
Upon authenticating on your Windows 7 machine, is there an indication of a Domain shown in the dialog box? (If not in a Domain, your computer's name is shown with a colon after it.) Well if so, your computer's trying to authenticate with Domain_Name\User_Name instead of just User_Name. This gave me trouble when authenticating to a SAMBA file server. Try plugging in a "\User_Name" . Your computer name should go away when you type the backslash.
caveat: This was experienced on a Windows 7 Enterprise machine. This tip should apply to Win 7 pro too. I don't know about Windows 7 Home.