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Old 08-02-2007   #1 (permalink)
JCB


 
 

Elevation of privilege question and Support Tools

With UAC turned on, I was surprised to learn I could not execute
[ipconfig/flushdns] from the command line - an error was returned stating
elevation required, even though I was running with Admin priveleges. From
the command-line there was no option offered to raise priveleges, or
acknowledge the attempted action from a pop-up, as with other Admin actions
invoked via the GUI, so that I could execute the CMD command.

Two questions:

1) Is there a way to run all Support Tools/Resource Kit Tools from the
CMD-line without turning off UAC, and;

2) Are there Support Tools included with the Vista installation CD and/or
Resource Kit Tools as a download, as there were in XP? (Could I simply run
the XP suptools.msi on Vista, or would there be missing Vista-specific
untilities and perhaps obsolesced XP tools I wouldn't need?)

Thanks,
J
--
JCB\1059

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-03-2007   #2 (permalink)
Mick Murphy


 
 

RE: Elevation of privilege question and Support Tools

Answer to question 1: Right-click "Run as Administrator"

"JCB" wrote:

> With UAC turned on, I was surprised to learn I could not execute
> [ipconfig/flushdns] from the command line - an error was returned stating
> elevation required, even though I was running with Admin priveleges. From
> the command-line there was no option offered to raise priveleges, or
> acknowledge the attempted action from a pop-up, as with other Admin actions
> invoked via the GUI, so that I could execute the CMD command.
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1) Is there a way to run all Support Tools/Resource Kit Tools from the
> CMD-line without turning off UAC, and;
>
> 2) Are there Support Tools included with the Vista installation CD and/or
> Resource Kit Tools as a download, as there were in XP? (Could I simply run
> the XP suptools.msi on Vista, or would there be missing Vista-specific
> untilities and perhaps obsolesced XP tools I wouldn't need?)
>
> Thanks,
> J
> --
> JCB\1059

My System SpecsSystem Spec
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