Administrative Shares not working

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

Only have problem with admin shares?
have activated Administrator account?
maybe is an OneCare's Firewall issue see
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsO...12037&SiteID=2
try to deactivate (temporary) the OneCare Firewall
Tito

"Shrek" <Shrek@nospam.postalias> wrote in message
news:04699033-6B8C-4470-AAFC-313A82C0FE5A@microsoft.com...
> 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

and thank you for your answer.
The administrator account itself is disabled but as I stated I used a new
account created in the group of administrators, so I still have to activate
the administrator account?

I deacticated One Care Firewall, I even uninstalled OneCare completely but
the behavior is still the same.

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\Curr entVersion\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


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- JB

Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

Seems like this doesn't apply to domain admins, right? Not having any
trouble accessing C$ remotely using a domain admin account...


"Jimmy Brush" <JimmyBrush@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F86552C5-E705-426B-BBE1-D69EB6189E62@microsoft.com...
> 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\Curr entVersion\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
>
>
> --
> - JB
>
> Windows Vista Support Faq
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

> Seems like this doesn't apply to domain admins, right? Not having any
> trouble accessing C$ remotely using a domain admin account...

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


--
- JB

Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/