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How to I create an open smb share on a Windows 7 box?

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I have a Windows 7 (Home Premium if that matters) box witch I want to set up a SMB share on for a network media player to play videos from. Ideally I would like this to be open so it can be copied into from any computer on the network (both MacOS and Linux). Following this http://www.howtogeek.com/…

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One thing the guide you linked to forgot to mention was permissions on the shared folder. Right click the folder you're sharing, then go to: Properties > Sharing > Advanced Sharing > Permissions > Add > "Anonymous Logon" > Check Names > OK > Check F…

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