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  1. #1


    P I Lewis Guest

    Run as administrator

    I have an application I am trying to run and every time I want to use it I
    have to use the run as administrator option when you want to run it even on
    user accounts which are supposedly set as administrators.



    I have been lead to believe that once you select the option it will always
    work but this is not the case. I am not sure if this may be because of using
    a desktop shortcut or what?

    If anyone has any ideas or suggestions to help me with this it is greatly
    appreciated!

    Thanks

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  2. #2


    Ronnie Vernon MVP Guest

    Re: Run as administrator

    What type of application is this? The only reason that an application would
    need admin privileges to start would be one that needed to gain global,
    unrestricted access to the entire computer such as a system utility or an
    application that needed to access any restricted areas of the system.

    If this program does not need this type of access, then it needs to be
    updated to make it compatible with Vista.

    --

    Ronnie Vernon
    Microsoft MVP
    Windows Shell/User


    "P I Lewis" <P I Lewis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:4C0B8893-BAA3-4942-9092-A5AC80880C8A@xxxxxx

    >I have an application I am trying to run and every time I want to use it I
    > have to use the run as administrator option when you want to run it even
    > on
    > user accounts which are supposedly set as administrators.
    >
    > I have been lead to believe that once you select the option it will always
    > work but this is not the case. I am not sure if this may be because of
    > using
    > a desktop shortcut or what?
    >
    > If anyone has any ideas or suggestions to help me with this it is greatly
    > appreciated!
    >
    > Thanks

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    P I Lewis Guest

    Re: Run as administrator

    The application in question is a church presentation and song management tool
    called easyworship 2007. I have looked on the website and it has been
    updated and supposed to be now compatible with Vista. I have even contacted
    their customer support with no luck.

    I know what you mean about unrestricted access and do not have a clue why it
    would need that as all it does is have a database of songs in order to create
    a schedule that runs through a projector at my church.

    Thanks

    "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

    > What type of application is this? The only reason that an application would
    > need admin privileges to start would be one that needed to gain global,
    > unrestricted access to the entire computer such as a system utility or an
    > application that needed to access any restricted areas of the system.
    >
    > If this program does not need this type of access, then it needs to be
    > updated to make it compatible with Vista.
    >
    > --
    >
    > Ronnie Vernon
    > Microsoft MVP
    > Windows Shell/User
    >
    >
    > "P I Lewis" <P I Lewis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:4C0B8893-BAA3-4942-9092-A5AC80880C8A@xxxxxx

    > >I have an application I am trying to run and every time I want to use it I
    > > have to use the run as administrator option when you want to run it even
    > > on
    > > user accounts which are supposedly set as administrators.
    > >
    > > I have been lead to believe that once you select the option it will always
    > > work but this is not the case. I am not sure if this may be because of
    > > using
    > > a desktop shortcut or what?
    > >
    > > If anyone has any ideas or suggestions to help me with this it is greatly
    > > appreciated!
    > >
    > > Thanks
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4


    Ronnie Vernon MVP Guest

    Re: Run as administrator

    Pl

    You might want to look at the location where it saves the database. If it
    saves it to a restricted area such as, C:\Program Files or C:\Windows, this
    could be the reason that it requires admin privilegtes.

    If this is the case, look in the program for the configuration settings to
    see if it is possible to change this location. If this option is available,
    create a new folder in the C:\Users\your username\ folder and move the
    database location to that new location.


    --

    Ronnie Vernon
    Microsoft MVP
    Windows Shell/User


    "P I Lewis" <PILewis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:9818645E-B4CE-4DC8-BC14-3366C8ED1CC9@xxxxxx

    > The application in question is a church presentation and song management
    > tool
    > called easyworship 2007. I have looked on the website and it has been
    > updated and supposed to be now compatible with Vista. I have even
    > contacted
    > their customer support with no luck.
    >
    > I know what you mean about unrestricted access and do not have a clue why
    > it
    > would need that as all it does is have a database of songs in order to
    > create
    > a schedule that runs through a projector at my church.
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
    >

    >> What type of application is this? The only reason that an application
    >> would
    >> need admin privileges to start would be one that needed to gain global,
    >> unrestricted access to the entire computer such as a system utility or an
    >> application that needed to access any restricted areas of the system.
    >>
    >> If this program does not need this type of access, then it needs to be
    >> updated to make it compatible with Vista.
    >>
    >> --
    >>
    >> Ronnie Vernon
    >> Microsoft MVP
    >> Windows Shell/User
    >>
    >>
    >> "P I Lewis" <P I Lewis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> news:4C0B8893-BAA3-4942-9092-A5AC80880C8A@xxxxxx

    >> >I have an application I am trying to run and every time I want to use it
    >> >I
    >> > have to use the run as administrator option when you want to run it
    >> > even
    >> > on
    >> > user accounts which are supposedly set as administrators.
    >> >
    >> > I have been lead to believe that once you select the option it will
    >> > always
    >> > work but this is not the case. I am not sure if this may be because of
    >> > using
    >> > a desktop shortcut or what?
    >> >
    >> > If anyone has any ideas or suggestions to help me with this it is
    >> > greatly
    >> > appreciated!
    >> >
    >> > Thanks
    >>

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  5. #5


    Dwarf Guest

    Re: Run as administrator

    Hi P I,

    Right-click the program icon and select 'Properties'. In the 'Shortcut' tab,
    click 'Advanced'. In the dialogue that appears, click 'Run as administrator'.
    Click 'Ok' twice. You will then get an 'Access Denied' message. Click
    'Continue' and provide an administrator password to continue. Finally, click
    'OK' to finish. Next time you run the program, you will be asked to provide
    an administrator password to continue. You will need to provide the same
    password as did in the above procedure.
    Dwarf

    "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

    > Pl
    >
    > You might want to look at the location where it saves the database. If it
    > saves it to a restricted area such as, C:\Program Files or C:\Windows, this
    > could be the reason that it requires admin privilegtes.
    >
    > If this is the case, look in the program for the configuration settings to
    > see if it is possible to change this location. If this option is available,
    > create a new folder in the C:\Users\your username\ folder and move the
    > database location to that new location.
    >
    >
    > --
    >
    > Ronnie Vernon
    > Microsoft MVP
    > Windows Shell/User
    >
    >
    > "P I Lewis" <PILewis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:9818645E-B4CE-4DC8-BC14-3366C8ED1CC9@xxxxxx

    > > The application in question is a church presentation and song management
    > > tool
    > > called easyworship 2007. I have looked on the website and it has been
    > > updated and supposed to be now compatible with Vista. I have even
    > > contacted
    > > their customer support with no luck.
    > >
    > > I know what you mean about unrestricted access and do not have a clue why
    > > it
    > > would need that as all it does is have a database of songs in order to
    > > create
    > > a schedule that runs through a projector at my church.
    > >
    > > Thanks
    > >
    > > "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
    > >

    > >> What type of application is this? The only reason that an application
    > >> would
    > >> need admin privileges to start would be one that needed to gain global,
    > >> unrestricted access to the entire computer such as a system utility or an
    > >> application that needed to access any restricted areas of the system.
    > >>
    > >> If this program does not need this type of access, then it needs to be
    > >> updated to make it compatible with Vista.
    > >>
    > >> --
    > >>
    > >> Ronnie Vernon
    > >> Microsoft MVP
    > >> Windows Shell/User
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> "P I Lewis" <P I Lewis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > >> news:4C0B8893-BAA3-4942-9092-A5AC80880C8A@xxxxxx
    > >> >I have an application I am trying to run and every time I want to use it
    > >> >I
    > >> > have to use the run as administrator option when you want to run it
    > >> > even
    > >> > on
    > >> > user accounts which are supposedly set as administrators.
    > >> >
    > >> > I have been lead to believe that once you select the option it will
    > >> > always
    > >> > work but this is not the case. I am not sure if this may be because of
    > >> > using
    > >> > a desktop shortcut or what?
    > >> >
    > >> > If anyone has any ideas or suggestions to help me with this it is
    > >> > greatly
    > >> > appreciated!
    > >> >
    > >> > Thanks
    > >>
    >

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