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toal5 - 31 May 2006 14:41 GMT

I am trying to connect to another machine on our network by using the
\\machine_name\c$ method.

I have used this before and as far as I'm aware nothing has changed, but
whenever I try and do it now I get the message
"Windows cannot find ********. Check the spelling and try again, or try
searching for the item by clicking the start button and then clicking search."

This happens on ALL mahcines that I try.

My question is.... Why? What could have changed? How can I put it back?

I have setup group policy with some standard settings but have not made any
changes to it since this connection has stopped working.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

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gerryR - 31 May 2006 15:29 GMT

if you've applied service back 2 since you last accessed it then thats your
problem.

>I am trying to connect to another machine on our network by using the
> \\machine_name\c$ method.
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> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

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Tome - 31 May 2006 17:03 GMT

A few things to look into...

Is the Windows Firewall running and therefore blocking access? Are they
running some other firewall? Are these [the PCs you're trying to get into]
XP Home or Pro? Can you reproduce the problem between 2 different machines?
If one machine can't get to all of them then try using another machine. Can
you ping them by IP and DNS name? Does the share on the remote machine still
exist? If so, is it C$ or Admin$ now?

Just something to think about...

5-31-06
1201 EDT
Tome

> if you've applied service back 2 since you last accessed it then thats your
> problem.
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> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions

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