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accessing pc's on same network

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by jimmy

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How do i access a pc's local hard-disk on the same network through the command prompt.
I basically want to access their local hard-dirve on their pc without having to go down to their PC.

If the PC has the name computer1 for eg.
I know it is something like /pc1/C$
could someone please give me the correct syntax for this.

Many thanks in advance

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by techkid

You could map a drive to their computer. At the command prompt type:

net use * \\computer1\c$ /user:"USERNAME" "PASSWORD"

The * means that Windows will pick any available drive letter to map the drive. Instead of the * you could select your own drive letter by just typing L: for instance. Then the drive would be mapped as the L: drive, or whatever letter you pick. USERNAME and PASSWORD should not include the quotes. The syntax should all be on the same command line.

by alpha-male

What you're looking for in the example above is:

\\computer1\C$

which will access the C: Drive administrative share on computer1

Hope this helps.

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