Comment 17 for bug 458637

I have this exact same problem with 9.10 except that the machine i'm trying to access is a windows XP one.
With windows 9.04 I could simply browse to the machine via places and network, then choose which drive to access.
But with 9.10 I get as far as MSHOME or WORKGROUP. I select MSHOME and it hangs for a second, says it's trying the request, and then returns with "unable to retrieve file list from server".
So I try the logical thing, and try to connect to server. So I select "windows shares" from the drop down menu, input the machine name, the username of the account that's logged on and the domain name. It asks for a password so I give it, and I receive the same error message. "unable to retrieve file list from server".
This bug is driving me round the bend because the machine with ubuntu on it is a mid spec machine I got for free, so I upped the graphics, bought a wireless keyboard with a touchpad and i'm using it as a basic messenger, browser and media box. All my media is on 3 externals connected to my main windows PC and shared throughout the house, so being able to connect to it from this machine is driving me INSANE!
I've checked and re-installed samba, nautilus, and i've ensured that everything under the shared folders option is configured correctly. I've just run out of options so this bug seems to be the only thing left that it could be. Unless anyone has any suggestions of other things I could try?