Hi, I am trying to prep my server for psexec, but it keeps stating that the admin$ is not available. How can I enable this share? This is Server 2008 R2 and lot of artiicles I see give registry hacks for paths which do not exist. Thanks

Hi, To get a better understanding, please help us clarify the following questions: 1. How did you prepare the server for psexec? 2. What message did you receive? Meanwhile, the PsExec instruction maybe helpful for you: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553 Regards, Bruce This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, Have you tried the suggestions? If there is any update about this issue, please let us know. Have a nice day!

If the AutoShareServer registry entry does not exist, follow these steps to create it: Locate and then click the following subkey in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value. Type AutoShareServer, and then click OK. Double-click AutoShareServer, type 0, and then click OK. At the command prompt, type net stop srvnet, and then press ENTER. Note When you are prompted, type y, and then press ENTER to stop the services that depend on the Srvnet service Type exit, and then press ENTER to close the Command Prompt window. after doing the above procedure go to the command prompt and type net share you should see the admin shares Thanks http://www.virmansec.com/blogs/skhairuddin