I just discovered that a Windows 2000 terminal server that I built a few
months ago is
missing its default shares: admin$, c$. The only share that is there is
IPC$. I am not sure how or why they are missing, as our other servers,
which I didn't build, do have them. I am not sure if I screwed something up
in the setup, or not.

I am not sure exactly what to do...I've tried manually recreating the ADMIN$
share and I get an error trying to do that.

Might this have something to do with Compaq SMARTSTART? This is the first
server I have built using the smartstart disc to do the install of the OS.

Can anyone provide insite into why these shares are missing?

TIA

Don't know about smartstart, but use regedit and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\lanmanserver\parameters

If there is an entry called AutoShareWks, delete it. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;314984

If there is no such entry, go to Administrative Tools/Services and restart
the Server service.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Kyle Herrmann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just discovered that a Windows 2000 terminal server that I built a few
> months ago is
> missing its default shares: admin$, c$. The only share that is there is
> IPC$. I am not sure how or why they are missing, as our other servers,
> which I didn't build, do have them. I am not sure if I screwed something
up
> in the setup, or not.
>
> I am not sure exactly what to do...I've tried manually recreating the
ADMIN$
> share and I get an error trying to do that.
>
> Might this have something to do with Compaq SMARTSTART? This is the first
> server I have built using the smartstart disc to do the install of the OS.
>
> Can anyone provide insite into why these shares are missing?
>
> TIA
>
>

I had seen that article and tried that...sorry, I should have come back to
mention that, but unfortunately, it did not work.

But, I just noticed a new post down the board talking about their IPC$ share
missing and they were told to run 'net share IPC$'. I did the same thing
with 'ADMIN$' and it created the share.

Thanks for the reply, though, I appreciate it.


"Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Don't know about smartstart, but use regedit and go to:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\lanmanserver\parameters
>
> If there is an entry called AutoShareWks, delete it. See:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;314984
>
> If there is no such entry, go to Administrative Tools/Services and restart
> the Server service.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "Kyle Herrmann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I just discovered that a Windows 2000 terminal server that I built a few
> > months ago is
> > missing its default shares: admin$, c$. The only share that is there is
> > IPC$. I am not sure how or why they are missing, as our other servers,
> > which I didn't build, do have them. I am not sure if I screwed
something
> up
> > in the setup, or not.
> >
> > I am not sure exactly what to do...I've tried manually recreating the
> ADMIN$
> > share and I get an error trying to do that.
> >
> > Might this have something to do with Compaq SMARTSTART? This is the
first
> > server I have built using the smartstart disc to do the install of the
OS.
> >
> > Can anyone provide insite into why these shares are missing?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> >
>
>

What that article didn't mention is the key: 'autoshareserver' which was
also part of the problem. I set it back to 1 and it is good to go.

Thanks again.


"Kyle Herrmann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I had seen that article and tried that...sorry, I should have come back to
> mention that, but unfortunately, it did not work.
>
> But, I just noticed a new post down the board talking about their IPC$
share
> missing and they were told to run 'net share IPC$'. I did the same thing
> with 'ADMIN$' and it created the share.
>
> Thanks for the reply, though, I appreciate it.
>
>
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Don't know about smartstart, but use regedit and go to:
> >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\lanmanserver\parameters
> >
> > If there is an entry called AutoShareWks, delete it. See:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;314984
> >
> > If there is no such entry, go to Administrative Tools/Services and
restart
> > the Server service.
> >
> > Doug Sherman
> > MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> >
> > "Kyle Herrmann" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I just discovered that a Windows 2000 terminal server that I built a
few
> > > months ago is
> > > missing its default shares: admin$, c$. The only share that is there
is
> > > IPC$. I am not sure how or why they are missing, as our other
servers,
> > > which I didn't build, do have them. I am not sure if I screwed
> something
> > up
> > > in the setup, or not.
> > >
> > > I am not sure exactly what to do...I've tried manually recreating the
> > ADMIN$
> > > share and I get an error trying to do that.
> > >
> > > Might this have something to do with Compaq SMARTSTART? This is the
> first
> > > server I have built using the smartstart disc to do the install of the

> OS.
> > >
> > > Can anyone provide insite into why these shares are missing?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[goswab]

Windows Server Enterprise 2008 SP1 (x64)
Had some missing '$' shares, including c$. Didn't have the 'AutoShareWks' key, so tried restarting the 'Server' service (with a few seconds delay between stop and start). Pleased to report, that action worked for me!

Many thanks for the tip, Doug.

Barnsta