How to Run as Administrator in Vista Command Line?

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windowsvista 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.

cmd in Vista

You can also right click cmd.exe and click Run as Administrator.

cmd as administrator in Vista

Command Prompt with Administrator access in Windows Vista.

Run Vista Command Prompt as Adminstrator

On the other hand, you can also activate Administrator account in Vista, so that you can login from welcome screen.

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6 Responses to “How to Run as Administrator in Vista Command Line?”

  1. [...] free daily updates on Tips, Tricks and Tweaks.. As I mentioned in my previous post, I had to run a command as Administrator in Vista. First I was looking if I can access Administrator account from the login welcome screen but [...]

  2. Considering, that you are a power user a better option is to simply disable UAC!

  3. 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.

  4. [...] Run command prompt with administrator rights (Just right click cmd in Start and click Run as administrator) and type [...]

  5. @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!

  6. I have noticed that some Vista OS don’t come with administrator account I’m not sure but I checked this one- I don’t think it could have been deleted because it was new the computer and all the software with it.

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