Accessing windows shares from android device How can I access Windows shares from a Android device through wireless network?

I want to open PDF documents from a windows server 2008, add comments, mark them up and then save the changes back.  Whats the best way to achieve this?
Barring mounting the share as a filesystem on a rooted device, I don't believe this is possible without a third-party app. You can use ES File Explorer to connect to the remote directory. There is a detailed how-to on the XDA Developers forum, which also includes the steps for sharing the directories from various versions of windows.

Since you already have the Windows shared folders working, here are the steps for ES File Explorer from the afforementioned XDA Developers thread and detailed in these screenshots from the thread.


Open ES File Explorer
Tap "LAN" option (Assuming you're connecting to a server on your LAN) to enter the "LAN Shares" section of ESFE.
Tap the "New" button to add a server.
Tap the "Server" option.
Enter your server's information, including the username and password you intend to use (Make sure you use an account that has the access you need).
Tap the newly created server in the LAN Shares area to get to the shared folders on that server.


Editing files on your Android device will be a little tricky. ES File Explorer is the only app which can actually manipulate files over the network. If you open the file in another app, then ESFE will export the file to the app and another file will be created. You will need to move the file back to the share, using ES File Explorer, in order to update it on the server.

I use ES File Explorer as an example. There are probably other apps with similar functionality.