Can see samba host in network view of Windows but can't open. "Windows Cannot Access"

[root tip] [How To] Basic Samba Setup and Troubleshooting

A system user is not a samba user - so you cannot simply access the share.

That is the same no matter which host samba is running on top of.

The credentials in use (username:password combo) must be explicitly set as a samba user.

You will find more than one topic in the Contributions > Tutorials section addressing all kinds of samba related issues.

Several of them addressing your issue - so there is that.