How to share a folder on Windows 7 (SMB/SAMBA) so your WD TV Live can actually see it

Warning - Use this fix at your own risk!

How to share a folder on Windows 7 so your WD TV Live can actually see it I found this guide on another forum and it works I have also added some extra steps in as there were some missing.

 

Firstly, configure Sharing and Discovery:

1. Navigate to the Network and Sharing Center via the Control Panel

2. Click on the down arrow icons and select ON/OFF as follows:

        Network Discovery - ON

        File Sharing - ON

        Public Folder Sharing - OFF

        Printer Sharing - ON

        Password Protected Sharing - OFF

        Media Sharing - OFF

 

Secondly, Set up Folder Options:

 

1.         Click Start then click Control Panel

2.         Switch View By to Large Icons

3.         Open Folder Options

4.         Select the View tab.

5.         Scroll down the Advanced settings list and uncheck “Use sharing wizard (Reccomended)” checkbox.

6.         Click OK.

 

Next, configure the folder you want to share:

1.         Select the folder

2.         Right-click and choose ‘Properties’ from the menu

3.         Click on the Sharing tab

4.         Click the Advanced Sharing button.

5.         Check the Share this folder checkbox

6.         Click on the Permissions button

7.         Everyone should be listed select everyone with the mouse and check the

            full control, change, and read boxes.

8.         Click OK

9.         Click OK again

10.       Next click on the Security tab in the Folder Properties dialogue box

11.       Click the Edit button

12.       Click the Add button

13.       Click the Advanced button

14.       Click the Find Now buttion

15.       Under search results select Everyone and click the OK button

16.       Under in the Group or User list select Everyone

17.       In the Permissions List check all boxes and uncheck the

            special permissions then click OK

18.       Then click the Close button

 

 

Here are some further registry ‘tweaks’ if this doesn’t work:

 

WARNING: This requires editing your PC’s registry which, if edited incorrectly, can cause Windows systems to become unstable and unusable. So, follow the instructions below at your own risk.

 

1. Navigate to the following location in the registry editor.

        MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa</font>

2. On the right side, double-click on ‘everyoneincludesanonymous’ and change the ‘Value data’ from ‘0’ to ‘1’

3. Double-click on ‘NoLmHash’ and change the ‘Value data’ from ‘1’ to ‘0’

4. Navigate to the following location in the registry editor:

        MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Parameters

5. Double-click on ‘restrictnullsessaccess’ and change the ‘Value data’ from ‘1’ to ‘0’

6. Close the registry editor

 

 

Finally, restart your PC.

 

Hopefully this will work.  It worked for me!

Thanks for posting this suggestion.

Let’s wait for other users to try and report their experiences.

Thanks, newbee, but you have errors and unnecessary steps in here that could cause problems; even be dangerous to equipment; (poking around in the registry and changing things there for something simple like this?  Get real. )

Folder sharing is not rocket science.  Read how in Windows Help and the WDTV manual.  It’s all there.  I have NO sharing issues by following the instructions I referred to.  Until I read this stuff, I had no idea how to share folders, set up a network, etc, but I learned.

Like the last time someone suggested something like this I only can say I keep password protecting sharing on, do nothing to my registry and still can connect with my main user.