Microsoft KB Archive/245117

= Administrative Shares Do Not Appear on Server =

Article ID: 245117

Article Last Modified on 3/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q245117



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to view the administrative shares (for example, c$, d$, admin$, and IPC$) from a computer running Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 or Microsoft Windows 2000, the shares may not be displayed. When you restart the computer, you may still not be able to view the shares.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the AutoShareServer and AutoShareWks values in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters key are set to 0 (zero).



RESOLUTION
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To resolve this issue, configure the AutoShareServer and AutoShareWks registry values to use the value data 1 (one):

  Start Registry Editor (Regedt32), and then locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters  Configure the AutoShareServer and AutoShareWks values to 1 (one). Quit Registry Editor. Restart the computer to make the shares active.

Additional query words: share admin

Keywords: kbprb KB245117

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