How to open a network drive using \\ipaddress\driverletter+$ in windows 8

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Enable (or work around) Administrative shares in Windows 8

I have two computers in my home both connected to a LAN through a router.

When I use \\192.168.1.3\c$ in Run from the computer having Windows 8 installed in it, it asks me for a username and password which if correctly given, gives me full access to the C drive of the computer having IP address 192.168.1.3 with Windows 7 on it.

When I do the same from Windows 7 to a Windows 8 computer using \\192.168.1.2\c$ I get an access is denied error even though I enter the username and password correctly.

Why am I not able to get access of a drive from a computer having windows 8 installed in it?

kashif

Posted 2013-01-14T13:05:48.073

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Question was closed 2013-01-14T13:42:22.587

They are disabled by default on Windows 8 - see this: http://superuser.com/questions/492166/enable-or-work-around-administrative-shares-in-windows-8/492277#492277

– Graham Wager – 2013-01-14T13:13:20.757

@GrahamWager thanks! it worked. wouldn't it be better if you wrote this link in posting an answer instead of a comment so that I would Accept your asnwer???? – kashif – 2013-01-14T13:39:37.620

I knew it'd probably be closed as a duplicate, so I'll just take the upvotes on my other answer ;) – Graham Wager – 2013-01-14T15:05:11.653

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