I’ve had the same problem connecting to default admin share [c$] from
one WinXP Pro box to a second WinXP Pro box – both machines in
workgroup mode and not in a domain. This has been going on for quite
some time and not much info about it on the newsgroups.
Anyway, I fixed my problem like this:
Under Administrative Tools:
LOCAL SECURITY SETTINGS
LOCAL POLICIES
SECURITY OPTIONS
Network Access: Sharing and security model for local
accounts.
Value was “Guest Only … ” That seemed screwy to me, so I changed the
value to “Classic – local users authenticate as themselves”
BINGO !!!
Now I can map drives to default admin shares like a CHAMPION!
Hope this helps
– JimT.