How to Run as Administrator in Vista Command Line?
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Recently I wanted to do some actions in Windows Vista command line prompt but with elevated access as an Administrator. You may need this access to do actions like creating symbolic links etc.
So, how to run as administrator in Vista command line?
The easiest way is to use the type cmd in the Vista Start Run box and use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Enter instead of just pressing Enter. This will open the Command Prompt in Administrator mode.
You can also right click cmd.exe and click Run as Administrator.
Command Prompt with Administrator access in Windows Vista.
On the other hand, you can also activate Administrator account in Vista, so that you can login from welcome screen.
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Considering, that you are a power user a better option is to simply disable UAC!
How do you get administrator mode in repair mode. That is once into the dos type prompt mode? I would like to delete a file, thus I get:
X:\Sources>del F:\boot\bcd
because of error message
F:\boot\bcd
Access is denied
I am trying to repair the mbr.
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@francois
essaye chkdsk /fixboot ou chkdsk /fixmbr – si ca ne marche pas, essaye chkdsk /f – ca va refaire ton mbr!
english: try chkdsk /fixboot or chkdsk /fixmbr – if that doesn’t work, try out chkdsk /f – this will restore your mbr!
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A couple of days ago when starting my computer with Vista a corruptible message said the computer needed to be re-started back to what it determined was prior to the corruption. I allowed that and the computer seemed to be working fine until I discovered programs could not be opened without administrator approval. This has been my computer since new and there are no other users. Can you help me solve this major problem?
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