ubuntu / vista networking - can't edit text file using gedit

Hi,

I have added a Ubuntu 8.04 desktop (my first Linux computer) to my home network (workgroup=VINCEHILL).  I'm trying to get my vista (home premium) shares to work properly in Ubuntu. I'm 99% there; the only thing that i haven't been able to do is edit text files with gedit.

I've modified the \etc\fstab file to include the following line:

//192.168.0.149/VistaC/Downloads  /media/VistaDL/ cifs uid=1001,gid=1001,username=XXX,password=XXX,dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0666,iocharstet=utf8,codepage=unicode,unicode  0  0

(uid, gid are matched to the actual user)

I have added this same user account to Vista as an administrator, and made sure that the user has "Full Control" over the folders (properties > sharing > permissions). In the Network and Sharing Center -  Network discovery, File Sharing, Public Folder sharing, password protected sharing, and media sharing are all turned to on.

This seemd to do the trick, as I now see "VistaDL" mounted in Nautilus; the mount reconnects after reboot. I am able to open the files on this share, copy files and even delete files - BUT i cannot edit text files with gedit??

For example, I create test.txt, which i have no problem deleting. But if i create it and then try to edit it (either launching gedit directly from nautilus, or from the console using "sudo gedit /media/VistaDL/test.txt") i will get an error message stating:  "Could not save the file /media/VistaDL/text.txt."

Creating and editing images using GIMP works,  and if i open this same txt file with OpenOffice i'm able to save it fine as well.

I know this seems trivial ("wtf man, just use writer!!") but the reason i got a linux system going was simply to learn the OS,  So while it would be great to get gedit going, what i'm really interested in is if i've got an ideal configuration for a small home network where i intend to share files.


Thanks,
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