FilenotFoundException (Access Denied) on windows

I have an intranet web application from which I am trying to access files on a windows network share. I have a domain userid and password of an account that has access to the files, but I do not wish to permanenty map a drive to the location of the files, I "merely" wish to provide the credentials at the time I try and access the files. The best I can do at this stage is get a FileNotFoundException (Access Denied) trying to use a URLConnection. Does anyone know if/how this can be done?
thanks

I ran into the same problem too. It appears you may be able to do something with JAAS, but I'm not familiar with it. I eventually gave up and wrote JNI code using C++. Using the Windows API ImpersontateLoggedOnUser and RevertToSelf allow you to associate an NT account to the current process and gain access to the file. The biggest pitfall is that obviously, using JNI with windows API, you just lost portability.
You might also consider using the open source code project jCIFS. It's quite useful.
http://jcifs.samba.org/
It's all pure java

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A small number of our staff have now been issued with Windows 8.1 Enterprise hybrid tablet computers, however there is a problem with using Offline Files on them - when synchronising, it responds "Access Denied".
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Hi,
Generally speaking, this problem is most probably occurs at File Server Client.
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On the other hand, could you able to access to the shared file directly in Windows Explorer?
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Preference Item-Level Targeting
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Good Day
I have a serious problem on a client's computer. All I need to do is connect the laptop to a network printer, but I am having a lot of difficulty in doing so.
First the details of the laptop: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit connected to network using ETH cable. Avira Professional antivirus running, firewall disabled on pc, user is member of administrators group only.
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I tried then adding the driver using the Windows Print Server, but the buttons were unavailable.
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but basically with a quick glance, everything seemed fine. I am sure there are no virusses, etc on this laptop and as I have said all the other pcs connected to the printer very easily.
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I have gotten a few suggestions that it will in the end just save me time by formatting the pc and reloading all the data and programs, but this isn't an option I really want to take. And then I have previously had issues with the "Add a local printer"
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Hi,
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