Circumvent admin rights in Vista

Make the safe mode or the CMD promt work :
Open a Elevated Command Prompt in Vista
1. Open the Start Menu.
2. Click on All Programs and Accessories.
3. Right click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator.
4. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.
OR
1. Open the Start Menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type cmd
3. Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
4. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.
OR
1. Open the Start Menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type cmd
3. Right click on cmd (at top), and click on Run as administrator.
NOTE: To open a regular non-elevated command prompt window, just click on cmd instead.

Check to make sure that you are right clicking on the CMD shortcut (at
top) in the Start Menu and clicking "Run as administrator" to open a
elevated command prompt. It will not work with just click on CMD by
itself.

In Vista programs have to ask for administrative rights (which is more secure because not every program has all rights then). If you want to specify administrative rights to a program,start it by right-clicking it, and choosing "Run as administrator".
Or right-click the program file and click Properties to click Advanced. Claim your administrative rights by selecting your user name.

How to Enable or Disable the Real Built-in Administrator Account in Vista?
In Vista, even though you are using an administrator account, you still run with Standard account privileges. When a program or a action by you tries to run with administrators rights, you must first give it permission before it is allowed. This is the User Account Control (UAC). The hidden real Built-in Administrator Account does not use UAC and is like the one in XP with full rights on your computer. For more information, see: Microsoft Help and Support: KB942956

Go here for more.

Related Post: Windows Vista Annoyances

View blog reactions