如何在.NET胖客户端应用程序中要求访问Windows共享？

We have a thick-client that needs to access resources on a share where a client may not be logged on. The client might be on a Windows domain or it could be a mixed environment without a domain, so the user would have to log on to the server locally. In the past, one work around was to create a shortcut on the user's desktop to the share, which opens Windows Explorer, which opens a password prompt that grants or denies access to the share. How can I get the user to signon to the share without relying on Windows Explorer? What does Windows Explorer do that I can have my app do to demand access to the share?We have a thick-client that needs to access res