Vista - BCDEDIT.exe ACCESS DENIED

I'm trying to access the BCDEDIT.exe in order to manage the boot settings. I
do it under Administrator - User, however, CMD.exe says that I can't access
that file.

Hello,

In Windows Vista, even though you are logged in as an administrator, the
programs you run are only given "normal user" access to your system. You
must explicitly authorize a program to run with administrator permission.

To do this for command-line programs, you need to open an "administrator"
command prompt, and then any program you run from that command prompt will
have the administrator permission you need.

- Click start
- Type: cmd
- Right-click cmd when it appears under Programs
- Click Run As Administrator

You will then be able to run bcdedit or any other administrative tool from
within that command prompt

- JB

Vista FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

All security options such as Add or Edit are grayed out

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In Windows Vista, even though you are logged in as an administrator, the
> programs you run are only given "normal user" access to your system. You
> must explicitly authorize a program to run with administrator permission.
>
> To do this for command-line programs, you need to open an "administrator"
> command prompt, and then any program you run from that command prompt will
> have the administrator permission you need.
>
> - Click start
> - Type: cmd
> - Right-click cmd when it appears under Programs
> - Click Run As Administrator
>
> You will then be able to run bcdedit or any other administrative tool from
> within that command prompt
>
> - JB
>
> Vista FAQ
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>

all fine thank you!

"ilushkin" wrote:

> All security options such as Add or Edit are grayed out
>
> "Jimmy Brush" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > In Windows Vista, even though you are logged in as an administrator, the
> > programs you run are only given "normal user" access to your system. You
> > must explicitly authorize a program to run with administrator permission.
> >
> > To do this for command-line programs, you need to open an "administrator"
> > command prompt, and then any program you run from that command prompt will
> > have the administrator permission you need.
> >
> > - Click start
> > - Type: cmd
> > - Right-click cmd when it appears under Programs
> > - Click Run As Administrator
> >
> > You will then be able to run bcdedit or any other administrative tool from
> > within that command prompt
> >
> > - JB
> >
> > Vista FAQ
> > http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
> >

I'm afraid I don't understand. Where do you see the Add and Edit buttons?

- JB

You're welcome

- JB

im sorry, that was my fault. i wen too deep into the security settings. all i
had to da was to choose Run as Administrator from the right menu. Thanks.

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> I'm afraid I don't understand. Where do you see the Add and Edit buttons?
>
> - JB

Run as Administrator works for single program execution. It does not appear
to work for installing like ATI, which aborts the setup because you are not
administrator. To log in as administrator it appears I must boot with safe
boot. When I do a safe boot it does not allow installations. I am quite
frustrated with the additional security, and I am not finding workarounds.
Thanks

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In Windows Vista, even though you are logged in as an administrator, the
> programs you run are only given "normal user" access to your system. You
> must explicitly authorize a program to run with administrator permission.
>
> To do this for command-line programs, you need to open an "administrator"
> command prompt, and then any program you run from that command prompt will
> have the administrator permission you need.
>
> - Click start
> - Type: cmd
> - Right-click cmd when it appears under Programs
> - Click Run As Administrator
>
> You will then be able to run bcdedit or any other administrative tool from
> within that command prompt
>
> - JB
>
> Vista FAQ
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>

Running a setup program as administrator should work. If you run the setup
program as administrator and it says you are not an administrator, then that
is a bug.

- JB

Vista FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

Thanks Jimmy. I have a user with admin priviliages. This is not sufficient.
To log in as Administrator, I am only allowed in "Safe mode". Safe Mode
disables installation, and it cannot be enabled from safe mode. How do I make
default ADMINISTRATOR account appear in my login options, or how do I start
in normal mode?

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> Running a setup program as administrator should work. If you run the setup
> program as administrator and it says you are not an administrator, then that
> is a bug.
>
> - JB
>
> Vista FAQ
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>