MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

9. On the What Do You Want To Name This Place page, type a friendly name for this
page and then click Next.
10. In the Completing The Add Network Place Wizard, click Finish.
To connect to a shared folder using the Run command, complete the following steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type \\computer_name in the Open text box, and then
click OK.
Windows XP Professional displays shared folders for the computer.
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 purposes.
These administrative shares are marked with a dollar sign ($) at the end of
the share name. Administrative shares are hidden from users who browse the computer.
The root of each volume, the system root folder, and the location of the printer
drivers are hidden shared folders that you can access across the network by typing in
the exact name of the share.
Table 9-4 describes the purpose of the administrative shared folders that Windows XP
Professional automatically provides.
Table 9-4 Windows XP Professional Administrative Shared Folders
Share Purpose
C$, D$, E$,
and so on
Lesson 1 Introduction to Shared Folders
The root of each volume on a hard disk is automatically shared, and the share
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$.
Administrators can access this shared folder to administer Windows XP Professional
without knowing in which folder it is installed. Only members of the
Administrators group have access to this share. Windows XP Professional assigns
the Full Control permission to the Administrators group.
Print$ 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 permission.
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