it was was a typo.
just stalls if correct path.  I tried emacs --eval '(setq tramp-verbose 6)' /smb:nicolas@win2k:/C$/boot.ini
debug buffer (very big, 12M this time)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hSgQ2XUaZLGg8NSbb1sI1zluotn4Z4ye/view?usp=sharing


16.09.2021, 18:28, "Michael Albinus" <michael.albinus@gmx.de>:

Bad Blue Bull <ibmbull@yandex.ru> writes:

Hi,

 emacs /smb:nicols@win2k:C$/whatsnew.txt
 just hangs


Shouldn't this be "emacs /smb:nicols@win2k:/C $/whatsnew.txt" ?

Best regards, Michael.