There is a group policy to change this behavior. Start GPedit.msc and under
Windows Settings | Local Policies | Security Options | then scroll down to
User account control and you can change those behaviors.
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"Jane C" <jellybean@nospam.xjgarage.org> wrote in message
news:9D9D2866-122A-4E61-97BA-8DD20642761E@microsoft.com...
> 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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> Jane, not plain 
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> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> "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??
>