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I have to run a configuration script on a number of computers that is stored on a network location. I run CMD as administrator and then run the command which looks something like this:

\\server\software\......\config.exe

This works perfectly well on Windows Vista and Windows 8 computers with or without UAC activated but doesn't work on any of my Windows 7 computers (with and without UAC activated). I get "Access denied" when I try to run the command.

Why is this so and how can I run the command on Windows 7?

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  • If you copy the config file locally to the machine does it work?
    – snowdude
    Commented Feb 14, 2013 at 9:59
  • It is a whole environment, not just one file. If it was a single file I would have copied it locally and executed it. The file has to be run from its location on the server with a bunch of arguments.
    – RegedUser00x
    Commented Feb 14, 2013 at 10:23
  • Are you logging in as Administrator or a user which also has admin privileges. Win 7 has something called a 'Filtered Token' which can cause problems.
    – snowdude
    Commented Feb 14, 2013 at 16:52
  • I log in as a user with administrator privileges.
    – RegedUser00x
    Commented Feb 15, 2013 at 8:44

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You can create a map network drive using net use command and then execute your program from the mapped network drive

e.g.,

c:\> net use z: \\server\software
c:\> cd /d z:\......\
z:\......\> config.exe
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