Accessing SSRS on a local network - No Domain - sql-server

I'm having a small issue and starting to tear my hair out unfortunately.
Please excuse me if this has been answered before but I've been searching for two days and nothing is working.
I have 2 computers, one is windows 7 which is the "Server" ( 3 administrator accounts, A,B,C)
The other windows 8.1 we'll call this "Client" (1 admin account same name as C)
The Server is running MSSQL express - 2014 with SSRS on Acc:A. I'm using the BIDS (on the server Acc:B) to create reports and deploy them onto the report server happily.
What I am needing to do is to be able to access the reports from my client pc but I cant seem to be able to find what is restricting me from accessing the reports or accessing it as a service reference in VS2013.
When I Log onto accounts (useing RDP) B,C I can access the reports server happily but I try to access the reports server from the client using "Server\C" as windows login credentials it says I don't have the privileges for the home page but I can access the Site Settings.
I have a nasty feeling this is all because I'm not running on a windows server environment with domains and such which I would rather not need to use till I deploy this (when I buy a proper server) as at the moment this is all trial and proof of concept stage.
Any help anyone can give would be absolutely amazing! Thanks

Finally managed to get it working after ages, it'll be different when I deploy it but, I simply disabled the ntlm authentication and went for windows basic authentication by doing step 4 in this documentation!
Thanks for all the help!
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8faf2938-b71b-4e61-a172-46da2209ff55(v=sql.110)

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When I try to execute my SSRS reports from the report manager, I always get the same error:
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Many thanks and Cheers
Rod.
OK - managed to work out the problem and a workaround. But it doesn't actually solve the problem.
Problem is Chrome and IE11 wont update the Reports web site when managing datasources. Even when launched as administrator, the SSRS management interface site does not appear to save the changes. Edge is just a joke so don't even bother with that one.
Now - I figured Microsoft has broken something which SSRS interface needs in windows 10, so I logged onto a Windows 7 machine and using IE11, was able to navigate to report manager site, update the credentials (windows and SQL Server credentials) and the reports run.
Confirmed this by trying to change the credentials back on windows 10 and it immediately broke the reports again. Set the credentials back in Win 7 and it corrected the reports.
So if you are using windows 10 and are having issues configuring credentials for SSRS reports, try logging in from a windows 7 machine and set through IE on that machine.
EDIT: IE11 works on older windows 10 build (enterprise) , latest build (Pro) seems to be broken.
Cheers
Rod.
If you have specified an unattended execution account, SSRS flip-flops between impersonating it and the identity specified in your data source during the rendering process. If you use an unattended execution account, you’ve got to keep the password up-to-date.
You could also choose not to use the unattended execution account at all, which may also solve your problem. For more detail see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bimusings/archive/2006/08/16/702490.aspx
Simply,
Go to Report Configuration Manager
Go to Excution Account
Enter Domain\UserAccount [User Account is your windows User]
Enter Password [Windows Password]
Save and you are good to go

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Good luck, don't get discouraged.
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Please help this beginner here...
I have a SQL Server 2008 R2 running on Windows Server 2008 R2.
I have Visual Studio installed on my PC.
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