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Re: Can I access administrative C$ share without enabling admin accoun

Posted: 01-19-2007, 10:03 PM
Jimmy Brush
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Hello,

As a new security feature, Windows Vista by default does not allow
non-domain administrators to use their administrator powers over a network
(except through remote desktop, if enabled). One drawback to this is that
there is no way to access the administrative shares on a default
installation of Vista.

To change this behavior without enabling the administrator account, you can
allow all vista administrator accounts to use their administrator powers
over the network by changing the following registry key:

- 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
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

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Jimmy Brush
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Re: Can I access administrative C$ share without enabling admin ac
Posted: 01-21-2007, 04:53 PM
You're welcome .

- JB
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Re: Can I access administrative C$ share without enabling admin accoun
Posted: 02-11-2007, 08:19 PM
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:03:27 -0500, "Jimmy Brush"
>As a new security feature, Windows Vista by default does not allow
>non-domain administrators to use their administrator powers over a network
>(except through remote desktop, if enabled). One drawback to this is that
>there is no way to access the administrative shares on a default
>installation of Vista.
I'm after the opposite; I'd like to be certain that no admin shares
(particularly those that offer full access to entire HD volumes) are
availible over any sort of network, no matter what credentials an
Internet or LAN entity may wave around.

XP Home used to be safe from this risk, in that null account password
or not, the hidden admin shares would not be network-accessible. Does
Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium enjoy the same benefit? Does
the answer change between Vista-32 and Vista-64?


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