I had VMware Fusion 2.0 installed with an XP SP2 guest. I have been using Shared Folders successfully with 2.0.
After applying Fusion 2.0.1, when I log off my XP guest and the folder synchronization kicks off, I'm prompted to authenticate to .host. Regardless of what I enter for credentials, I continue to get prompted.
If I manually map a drive from the guest to the host machine, it works fine.
I have also checked the Local Security Policy on the XP guest to verify the LAN Manager compatibility settings and they're correct (LAN Man and NTLMv1/v2 - Compatible).
Tags:
.host,
fusion,
shared_folders,
authentication