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09-29-2007
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| | How do I enable admin for command window? I need to run chkdsk on a 500GB disk (NTFS) since it hangs when doing it on startup. I am trying to do it in a command window as a user logged in as administrator (on the local machine) in Vista Ultimate (64 bit), but get the error "unable to run chkdsk without elevated privileges." How do I run a command window as an admin (I thought I was already logged into an administrator user account)? Thank you, |
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09-29-2007
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| | Re: How do I enable admin for command window? "Chris" <Chris@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:14C12753-7995-433A-85AC-A8D4AA2482C5@xxxxxx Quote: >I need to run chkdsk on a 500GB disk (NTFS) since it hangs when doing it on > startup. I am trying to do it in a command window as a user logged in as > administrator (on the local machine) in Vista Ultimate (64 bit), but get > the > error "unable to run chkdsk without elevated privileges." > > How do I run a command window as an admin (I thought I was already logged > into an administrator user account)? > > Thank you, > In the Start search box type cmd then right click on cmd.exe at the top of the list and pick Run as administrator. Alternatively find the Command prompt icon in the Start menu and right click on it. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca |
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09-29-2007
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| | Re: How do I enable admin for command window? Thank you Kerry! "Kerry Brown" wrote: Quote: > "Chris" <Chris@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:14C12753-7995-433A-85AC-A8D4AA2482C5@xxxxxx Quote: > >I need to run chkdsk on a 500GB disk (NTFS) since it hangs when doing it on > > startup. I am trying to do it in a command window as a user logged in as > > administrator (on the local machine) in Vista Ultimate (64 bit), but get > > the > > error "unable to run chkdsk without elevated privileges." > > > > How do I run a command window as an admin (I thought I was already logged > > into an administrator user account)? > > > > Thank you, > > > > In the Start search box type cmd then right click on cmd.exe at the top of > the list and pick Run as administrator. Alternatively find the Command > prompt icon in the Start menu and right click on it. > > -- > Kerry Brown > Microsoft MVP - Shell/User > http://www.vistahelp.ca > > |
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