Why can't I access the administrative shares or remote administrative functions from a remote computer?
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.
To allow administrators local to a computer to use their administrator powers when accessing the Vista computer remotely, please follow these steps:
CAUTION: Improperly modifying the registry can harm your system.
- Click start
- Type: regedit
- Press enter
- In the left, browse to the following folder: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\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