samba - Aug 2006 - Trouble installing applications from samba share using Windows Vista

I am having trouble installing applications onto a Vista machine from
a Samba 3.0.23a share.  I keep getting a Windows error telling me that
the network path could not be found after I double click setup.exe.

I can copy the files from the share to my local hard drive and install
no problem.  I can also copy them to a W2K share and install from
there no problem. So, it seems the be Samba related.

Everthing else that I have tried with Samba and Vista seems to be
working.  I can execute other programs from the share, for example.

Has anyone else noticed this problem?  And have a solution?

sboydlns@gmail.com schrieb:
>I am having trouble installing applications onto a Vista machine from
>a Samba 3.0.23a share.  I keep getting a Windows error telling me that
>the network path could not be found after I double click setup.exe.
>
>I can copy the files from the share to my local hard drive and install
>no problem.  I can also copy them to a W2K share and install from
>there no problem. So, it seems the be Samba related.
>
>Everthing else that I have tried with Samba and Vista seems to be
>working.  I can execute other programs from the share, for example.
>
>Has anyone else noticed this problem?  And have a solution?
>
>
>  
>
Hi,
yes i have seen this behavior from time to time on win-XP/win2k/win98, 
especialy
for older installers.
i guess it is a problem of the installer using a mix of systemcalls to 
access the files
intermixing long filenames and short ones, and confusing samba at this 
point.
AFAIR i have seen this behaviour on w2k-Server-shares too.
Christoph