Windows 7 File Shares not showing all files

[puntloos]

Previously, I ran Windows XP on my home media server/player, and my OSX laptop could easily browse its shares without issue.

I upgraded XP to Windows 7 Ultimate and:
- My server doesn't automatically pop up in finder anymore (in the left-hand bar a 'network' icon used to pop up listing my server). Not a massive deal but I figured I'd mention it.
- Suddenly, swaths of files disappear out of the folders. Some but not all files are there, and I say swaths since it seems to be a bit 'alphabetic'. I got files starting with c, and da-de but not df-e..

Extra investigation:
- When I create a temp folder on the server and move the files I want to see into it, everything works, so it doesn't have to do with the actual files or their names.
- Using another Win7 machine to browse the same shares has no such problems.
Elp?

 

[puntloos]

Tiny update:

- No luck with Adobe Bridge or PathFinder, so it's not finder itself, more likely the kernel SMB stuff. Is there perhaps a way to tinker with mounting options, and if so, do any work?

 

[puntloos]

Update:

As it turns out, others have experienced the same issue with other hardware (Boxee) so this is likely Microsoft who somehow broke their software stack.

Perhaps someone can find a 'compatibility switch' in Win7 that fixes things?

 

[satcomer]

Update:

As it turns out, others have experienced the same issue with other hardware (Boxee) so this is likely Microsoft who somehow broke their software stack.

Perhaps someone can find a 'compatibility switch' in Win7 that fixes things?

Some people in the Apple discussion Snow Leopard 10.6.4 not showing Windows 7 Machines on Finder's Shared. It might be worth a look.

 

[samdu]

I was Googling around for this same issue, found this thread, checked out the link on the Apple Support page and it wasn't exactly describing the same issue. But I did find a solution. A thread on another board mentioned that it might be an issue with Avast anti-virus on the Windows 7 box. If you're running Avast, do a manual program update (right click the icon in the system tray, select "Update ->" and choose "Program." Let it update and reboot when it requests it and it should be good to go. Worked on my machine. I can see everything on my Win7 box again from my MacBook.