Getting Windows 8 to work with Windows 7 and Samba

By , 2013-01-24 22:20
  • Don’t sign in with a Microsoft account during initial setup of PC. Create a local account, then linkĀ a Microsoft account if necessary later.
  • Add credentials for network in the “Credential Manager”
  • Change setting in “Advanced sharing settings” to use user accounts and notĀ Homegroup.
  • (Mac OS X) Edit /etc/smb.conf, add workgroup = WORKGROUP and master browser = auto.

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