Paul Kitchener wrote:

I should add that if "Allow windows guests" is not ticked the shares merely are visible on the PC not accessible, so I think authentication is still out.

I seem to remember there was a tick box in Accounts prefs allowing the user to log in from Windows, has this been removed with recent updates, or have I died and gone to IT hell?

Thanks
Paul

PS I hope I'm not driving you all crazy, it may be contagious I believe.