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2. Double-click the shared folder to which you want to connect.

What Are Administrative Shares?

Windows XP Professional automatically shares some folders for administrative pur-

poses. These administrative shares are marked with a dollar sign ($) at the end of

the share name. Administrative shares are hidden from users who browse the com-

puter. The root of each volume, the system root folder, and the location of the printer

drivers are hidden shared folders that you can access across the network by typing in

the exact name of the share.

Table 9-4 describes the purpose of the administrative shared folders that Windows XP

Professional automatically provides.

Windows XP Professional Administrative Shared Folders

Share Purpose

C$, D$, E$,

The root of each volume on a hard disk is automatically shared, and the share

and so on

name is the drive letter with a dollar sign ($). When you connect to this folder,

you have access to the entire volume. You use the administrative shares to

remotely connect to the computer to perform administrative tasks. Windows XP

Professional assigns the Full Control permission to the Administrators group.

Admin$ The system root folder, which is C:\Windows by default, is shared as Admin$.

Administrators can access this shared folder to administer Windows XP Profes-

sional without knowing in which folder it is installed. Only members of the

Administrators group have access to this share. Windows XP Professional assigns

the Full Control permission to the Administrators group.

Print$ When you install the first shared printer, the %systemroot%\System32\

Spool\Drivers folder is shared as Print$. This folder provides access to printer

driver files for clients. Only members of the Administrators and Power Users

groups have the Full Control permission. The Everyone group has the Read per-

mission.

Hidden shared folders are not limited to those that the system automatically creates.

You can share an additional hidden share by simple adding a dollar sign to the end

of the share name. Only users who know the folder name can access it if they also pos-

sess the proper permissions.

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Exam Tip You often can use the built-in administrative shares to access resources on a

computer when you cannot otherwise gain access. In particular, the Admin$ share is useful

because it allows you to access the system root folder of a computer. You can also type the

drive letter followed by a dollar sign (for example, C$) to access a particular drive.

How to Manage Shared Folders by Using Computer Management

You can also manage shared folders by using the Computer Management utility.

Available shared folder management options are as follows:

View a list of all folders that are currently shared

Create additional shared folders

View and edit the properties of shared folders

Stop sharing a folder

Manage users that are connected to shared folders

Remotely manage shared folders on other computers

How to View a List of Shared Folders in Computer Management

You can view all folders that are currently shared in a single location within Computer

Management. To view shared folders, follow these steps: