net use problem on XP Pro (SP2 plus all updates)

I'm stumped. Even after researching this on the web, I still can't get it to
work.

If, from my XP Pro box, I try to:

"net use x: \\xpcomputername\c$ /user:administrator" and then provide the
correct password at the prompt, I get "System error 5 has occurred. Access
is denied."

(Yes, Local Security Policy is already changed to "Sharing and Security
Model for local accounts" = "Classic - Local users authenticate as
themselves" and Simple File Sharing is turned off.)

BUT, if instead, I do:

"net use \\xpcomputername\ipc$ password /user:administrator"

and then do: "net use x: \\xpcomputername\c$ /user:administrator", it works
just fine.

That means that I can authenticate and the share is accessible. What I am
missing here?!? Why does it not work all in one net use command but does
work when broken down into two separate commands? Please help.

Thanks,

Art

Is it possible the remote computer loses the ipc$? Post the result of net
share may help.

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"Art - GTS Technologies" <Art - GTS Technologies@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:A8E658A1-5A95-4E69-9572-B2EB6E731D61@microsoft.com...
> I'm stumped. Even after researching this on the web, I still can't get it
> to
> work.
>
> If, from my XP Pro box, I try to:
>
> "net use x: \\xpcomputername\c$ /user:administrator" and then provide the
> correct password at the prompt, I get "System error 5 has occurred.
> Access
> is denied."
>
> (Yes, Local Security Policy is already changed to "Sharing and Security
> Model for local accounts" = "Classic - Local users authenticate as
> themselves" and Simple File Sharing is turned off.)
>
> BUT, if instead, I do:
>
> "net use \\xpcomputername\ipc$ password /user:administrator"
>
> and then do: "net use x: \\xpcomputername\c$ /user:administrator", it
> works
> just fine.
>
> That means that I can authenticate and the share is accessible. What I am
> missing here?!? Why does it not work all in one net use command but does
> work when broken down into two separate commands? Please help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Art
>

Just a thought, you don't by any chance have Norton installed, do you? Causes
all kinds of weird network glitches.