Hi!
I’m trying to gain access to the administrative shared folder on my laptop, from my stationary.
They both have XP Pro installed, and the internal network between them works fine.
I have been looking at the Administrative shared folders for experimentation, but had the following problems:
When I tried accessing the C$ shared, I was prompted for a password, but was automatically given the username “Guest”. As the guest user is deactivated on my laptop, that user was pretty useless.
1. Is there a way I can connect from XP to XP, without getting the guest user? Preferably without changing any settings on my laptop.
I tried booting my stationary from a live Linux USB, and the network manager there showed the C$ folder. When trying to access it, I was prompted for both username and password, and I gave the username and password for the Admin user on the laptop. This didn?t work, I was just prompted for the password again. (I checked for spelling and caps)
2. I had access to the other (normal) shared folders, but not the C$ one, so how come it didn?t work?
In advance, thank you for your help, and your time.
– Steffen