Windows 2003 Server problem - File sharing

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i made two partitions on my HDD and installed windows 2003 server with sp2 and all the relevant updates. I made a folder on the other partion and set it to share. but for some reason its also sharing my C drive but other people on the network cannot access it without a password. When ever i tell it to stop sharing the C drive, it stops but then it says after reboot sharing will be enabled for administrative purposes. Why does it do this? how can i stop it from completely sharing the c drive?

 

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Fluid,

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In windows server there are a number of so called "administrative shares". Your C-drive is on those admin shares and labeled as c$. In fact, al your drives are shared in this way (not CD players and floppy drives). These admin shares can by used only by administrators.
The system (the network, windows) needs to have access to other computers to allow remote administration and so on.
You can get yourself in trouble when you stop this sharing.
It can be switched off, but you'll have to tweak the registry.

 

ok thanks for the help lads!