SOLVED: SEE PAGE 5, #48 OF THIS THREAD FOR COMPLETE WORAROUND. THANKS TO ALL!

I realize this is probably not fixable, but with a Samba install on my N810, I am able to access shared directories on my Linux and my XP machine. But while I see my Windows 8 in the N810's file manager's "Shared folders," I can not access the actual files (Win8 directory is publicly shared, no password).

My forum search finds many complaints about these kind of difficulties, but I would be much obliged if anyone has figured out a workaround to access a password-less shared directory on Windows 8.1

Best,
Jake