If you have UAC turned off, the you will not get any prompts for ID. Try it
with UAC turned on, then you will get the prompts.
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"Brad" <atwork@work.com> wrote in message
news:5d6pm2prs0u1u5iqt0lpu4bnefg0i47ags@4ax.com...
> So even logged in with a regualr user ID, I cannot use the "run as
> administrator" feature. I choose that option, and it just opens the
> app without prompting for an ID. UAC is off, and I suspect our
> production PCs will also have it turned off.
>
>
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:19:35 -0800, Brad <atwork@work.com> wrote:
>
>>I have trouble believing MS downgraded this functionality (not a lot
>>of trouble, but some)
>>
>>
>>On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:12:46 -0800, HAL <2@online.yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I also have troubles with this. I found a workaround by starting a
>>>cmd.exe
>>>window using the "runas /user:domain\user2 cmd.exe" this will start a
>>>cmd
>>>where you can start running programs as user2. You can also start other
>>>programs using the runas commands directly, but I prefer running a window
>>>as
>>>another user.
>>>
>>>By the way, very annoying that one no longer can drag and drop programs
>>>to
>>>cmd-window and get the full path to program 
>>>
>>>HAL
>>>
>>>
>>>Brad <atwork@work.com> wrote in news:1n1pm29vpket88ajld7ns6m3alh6vevjtv@
>>>4ax.com:
>>>
>>>> Vista RTM, UAC turned off, shift+right click, choose "Run As", but do
>>>> not get prompted for credentials.... how come??