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The scenario you have encountered is the same default configuration that prevents us from remotely navigating to the admin shares (such as &quot;c$&quot;) within a workgroup. &nbsp;However, there is a simple registry modification you can make to enable that capability. &nbsp;Here is a good article that explains the process:<br />
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<a href="http://www.petri.co.il/windows-7-access-denied.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.petri.co.il/windows-7-access-denied.htm</a>
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The scenario you have encountered is the same default configuration that prevents us from remotely navigating to the admin shares (such as "c$") within a workgroup.  However, there is a simple registry modification you can make to enable that capability.  Here is a good article that explains the process:

http://www.petri.co.il/windows-7-access-denied.htm [http://www.petri.co.il/windows-7-access-denied.htm]

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that doesn't seem to work when opening Shared Folders in Computer Manager. Do I need to enter the Administrator account credentials somehow?
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that doesn't seem to work when opening Shared Folders in Computer Manager. Do I need to enter the Administrator account credentials somehow?

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How can I open Computer Manager on a remote machine in a WORKGROUP environment? When I connect to another computer and try to open Shared Folders for example I get an authentication error.<br />
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<a href="http://screencast.com/t/HNoqJlXId" rel="ugc">http://screencast.com/t/HNoqJlXId</a>
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How can I open Computer Manager on a remote machine in a WORKGROUP environment? When I connect to another computer and try to open Shared Folders for example I get an authentication error.

http://screencast.com/t/HNoqJlXId

Open Computer Manager on Remote Machine in Workgroup

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