Tak mi strýček Google pomohl a už to funguje :-)
In VLC under Tools > Preferences, I selected Show Settings "All"; Input / Codecs > Access modules > SMB. There, I filled out the needed credentials SMB user name, SMB password and SMB domain. After I saved, I was able to access my network videos without error. It's strange that it would be required for a share that has no password protection but hey, I'm just glad it's working. [/font][/size] [/font]