Administrative Shares not working

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Hello,

I'm using Windows Vista RTM in Addition with OneCare and activated UAC.
I created a user in the group "Administrators" with a password.

I'm trying to Access my Vista System from another machine in my network with
windows xp sp2 using the administrative shares c$ etc...
These shares are activated and visible in computer management.

When I try to access these shares from the xp machine a window pops up
asking for credentials. I enter the credentials of the account I created but
the window pops up again empty after pressing enter, so the credentials seem
to be invalid.

I created manual an additional share of the volume C with security and
sharing permission full control for the group of administrators and I can
access this share with the same credentials without problems.

How can I use the administrative shares?

thank you,
Shrek
 
Hello,

Windows Vista prevents local administrators from using their administrator
powers over the network. This results in the inability to remotely
administer a computer using filesharing and tools that use similar
technology (such as the computer manager MMC snap-in and the administrative
shares, such as C$). However, this DOES NOT affect Remote Desktop in any
way. Also, domain-level admins are not affected.

To allow administrators local to a computer to use their administrator
powers when accessing the Vista computer remotely, please follow these
steps:

- Click start
- Type: regedit
- Press enter
- In the left, browse to the following folder:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\
- Right-click a blank area in the right pane
- Click New
- Click DWORD Value
- Type: LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy
- Double-click the item you just created
- Type 1 into the box
- Click OK
- Restart your computer
 
Seems like this doesn't apply to domain admins, right? Not having any
trouble accessing C$ remotely using a domain admin account...
 
Seems like this doesn't apply to domain admins, right? Not having any
trouble accessing C$ remotely using a domain admin account...
Click to expand...

Correct, domain-level admins are unaffected by this policy setting.
 
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