WDTV Live + Windows 7 "Invalid Username and Password. Please Try Again Later"

Good one

I spent a few days mucking around with both Network Shares and Media Players as well as Firmware, Homegroups, Shares and Security etc and my WDLIVETV kept saying “Invalid Username and Password. Please try again later” on my Windows 7 desktop, while my old XP laptop worked great.

I was not expecting this to work as I could not see the connection, but out of pure desperation, I un-installed Live Sign-in Assistant, and to my big surprise it all worked. Now my WDTV Live (firmware 1.02.21) connects to my Network Share automatically.

You still have to ensure on the shares that “Everyone” can read and Password Protection set so that people without a user account can access folder with everyone.  I wonder if I re-install Live Sign-in Assistant will it now work i.e. the order of install important.

Otherwise there is an incompatibility problem between Microsoft and WD. Not sure who is responsible to fix it.