Re: Mac can see PC shared folders, but can't open them...

On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:36:35 -0500, Alan Browne
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>On 10-01-30 11:28 , Alan Browne wrote:
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><Problem description snipped>
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>On 10-01-28 16:29 , Alan Browne wrote:
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>Well, I finally found the solution, which had a weight of absolute zero
>on the obvious scale. It involves editing (or in my case adding) a
>registry value in an obscure corner of the WinXP registry.
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>More proof that Microsoft are absolute amateurs when it comes to system
>design.
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>Here is the descriptive link:
>http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...03#post3422203
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>In regedit find:
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>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces\lanmanserver\parameters
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>3. Look for an entry named "IRPStackSize" in the right pane. If it
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I had the same problem on two of my PC's a few months ago. In a pure
PC environment, the symptoms are the same but the error message is
different, so I didn't realize your Mac/PC environment was having the
same problem. Glad you got it sorted.