connecting to CEPC under Vista

Hi all

We have a number of CE 5.0 PCs configured to share folders using SMBServer.
Under XP if we type \\OurCEPCName in the explorer address we then get a
"Connecting to OurCEPCName" dialog box asking for "User Name" and "Password".
Typing the correct values then allows us to access the shared folders. This
works great and has been used for the last two years.

If we try the same thing from Vista, we get the error message:

"windows cannot find \\OurCEPCName. Check spelling and try again."

Any advice or pointers very much appreciated as we have customers in the
field upgrading to Vista PCs who are unable to connect to the CE PCs. I have
just completed applying the latest rolled-up QFEs and this makes no
difference.

Regards

Sean


Registry settings:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Ident]
"OrigName"="WinCE"
"Name"="Creator"
"OrigDesc"="WindowsCE Device"
"Desc"="WindowsCE Motion Controller"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\Smbserver]
"AdapterList"="*"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\Smbserver\Shares]
"UseAuthentication"=dword:1

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