[ubuntu] Samba why is it so recalcitrantly imposible with windows7?

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http://ubuntuforums.org – simply following guides always leads to failures on my home network like just tried this one http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/03/...cise-pangolin/ nothing works with samba and me for a long long time and many ubuntu versions. How can I share ubuntu files onto a windows 7 PC easily? (Hardware)