scuzzie2k Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hi Guys, Been trying to crack this for a while, tried most things I have read, with no joy! trying to get a Network File Storage setup pointing to a share on my Windows 8.1 Enterprise Machine but cant! Keep getting 'Unable to connect' all permissions are setup correctly, tried UNC name and IP, all lowercase.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Same problem here on Windows 8.1 Pro with all current updates. Trying to get a HC800 controller to retrieve music from a Windows 8.1 machine acting as a dedicated server. The HC800 sees the relevant shares but fails authentication. On Friday, my dealer and I spent a couple of hours on the phone with C4 support without any success. C4's formal response was they don't support network file sharing using Windows 8.1 and apparently has no intention of doing so. Hard to understand C4's position. I'm open to almost any solution other than buy another server but so far, no success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abeasst Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I assume you have file and printer sharing turned on on the windows 8 machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzie2k Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yes I am a IT Tech and tried everything it dont work lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Thanks you for your response. Yes, it's turned on. I earn my living in IT so I understand the issues. The Windows 8.1 machine is successfully serving many files to many applications for many users on many different machines. C4 support admitted the problem is on their end and they've known about it forever but have no intention of correcting it or publicly documenting it. Not what I'd hope for from any IT company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Windows LIVE essentials is the biggest issues. It breaks Samba sharing for MANY devices/services.You'd either have to uninstall it, or edit the registry. Neither is supported by ANYONE, including C4, Microsoft or myself - this is ALL at you own risk. Some hints here.Uninstall:http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1212636.htm registry option.http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20091205215759812&board_id=19&model=O!Play+HDP-R1&page=1&SLanguage=en-ushttp://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20110214012750972&board_id=19&model=O!Play+HDP-R1&page=1&SLanguage=en-us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Windows LIVE is not installed anywhere. Thanks for reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 So you removed windows mail and all other parts of essentials then (yes I'm aware it no longer is called exactly that in 8.1)? Was the server upgraded or complete wipe and clean install of 8.1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzie2k Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Does not make any difference does not working with 8 or 8.1 no matter what you do, and its not supported either, spoken to tech support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yes - not being supported is clear, windows sharing, technically, was NEVER truly supported.It's also a poor substitute for a NAS to begin with. All that aside - it's been made to work with the above mentioned settings. ~shrugs~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
::::Jim:::: Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 OK NOT an IT guru but I can handle most things. Has anyone an update on this topic?I have all my music in an iTunes file on my PC and, same as everyone else it will not connect.Must I too uninstall windows Live essentials?All advice welcome.Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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