HTML link to directory in a Samba share, that works on Internet Explorer 7/8

Question

I want my HTML page to link to a directory in a Samba share (protocol SMB/CIFS Windows share). In my HREF I wrote file://server/Share2/folder3

Most browsers handle it fine (mount the share and open a file manager on folder3) except Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8, which say Permission denied without even asking for a password. What should I write in the HREF for IE7/8 to be able to open folder3?

Notes:

It works fine if the path does not contain the folder3 part.

It works fine if the share is already mounted. So before testing it, type "net use" to make sure that no share is already mounted.

The Windows username and the share username are not the same, so a popup should ask for a login/password. Again, this works fine if the path does not contain the folder3 part.

Answer 1

The correct syntax for file:// links is:

file:///path/on/local/computer

file://server/share/folder

So in your case try file://server/Share2/folder3