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Old 05-11-2008   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Vssadmin permission

Ronnie,

Perfect. Thank you very much.

Bill

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
Quote:

> Bill
>
> You simply need to elevate the command prompt manually. Go to Start/All
> Programs/Accessories. Locate the 'Command Prompt' shortcut, right click this
> shortcut and select the 'Run As Administrator' option.
>
> Somewhere in that book, the changes in the way user accounts work is
> explained. The most notable change is that when you are running with an
> administrator account, you are actually running with standard user
> privileges. You must explicitly elevate a process to get administrator
> privileges.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
> "Bill" <Bill@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:B2BD1674-4E55-4D89-BD6A-D839CA104459@xxxxxx
Quote:

> >I recently purchased a new computer and started reading Windows Vista
> >Inside
> > Out to learn all about the new operating system. In Chapter 2, the
> > section
> > on Configuring System Recovery Options, it states, "To see how much space
> > System Restore is currently using, open a command prompt window and issue
> > the
> > following command: Vssadmin list shadowstorage
> >
> > This command prompt returns, "Error: You don't have the correct
> > permissions
> > to run this command. Please run this utility from a command window that
> > has
> > elevated administrator privileges."
> >
> > I am logged on as Owner which is the default administrator account on the
> > computer. How do I log on as an administrator with elevated privileges?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bill
>