I tried an ipconfig /release and got the wonderful message "The requested
operation requires elevation". So I lifted the PC 3ft into the air, tried
again and it worked fine. Ha ha.

What a wonderful message. It is absolutely meaningless. It's almost as good
as the generic error message "The operation failed" that MS Office 2000 (and
others) sometimes produces.

Well, I did a quick google and found how to get round this problem (better a
google than a message that may actually mean something, what what?). Whinge
over, my question is how can I configure Vista so that I can type in "cmd"
at the Run... prompt and still have access to the "elevated" version. Is
there a command inside a cmd session that can be used instead? I would
prefer to do it without the going through the mindnumbing secondary-click
Accessories/Command prompt procedure.

As a matter of interest, why do I need to do it in the first place, given
that I'm logged on as a user in the Admins group anyway?

Regards,
Arfur

Arfur Million wrote:

Try this link:
[url]http://www.security-hacks.com/2007/04/26/vista-run-cmd-as-administrator[/url]

Q

Arfur,

If you need to use cmd with elevated permissions a lot then create a
shortcut on your desktop and set the run as administrator option in the
shortcut.

Myself I click the start orb, type
cmd
right click on the cmd.exe that shows in the programs list and click on run
as administrator.

Michael
Vista Home premium


"Arfur Million" <arfur_million********.com> wrote in message
news:qGF7j.9674$KC3.3925@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...[color=blue]
> I tried an ipconfig /release and got the wonderful message "The requested
> operation requires elevation". So I lifted the PC 3ft into the air, tried
> again and it worked fine. Ha ha.
>
> What a wonderful message. It is absolutely meaningless. It's almost as
> good as the generic error message "The operation failed" that MS Office
> 2000 (and others) sometimes produces.
>
> Well, I did a quick google and found how to get round this problem (better
> a google than a message that may actually mean something, what what?).
> Whinge over, my question is how can I configure Vista so that I can type
> in "cmd" at the Run... prompt and still have access to the "elevated"
> version. Is there a command inside a cmd session that can be used instead?
> I would prefer to do it without the going through the mindnumbing
> secondary-click Accessories/Command prompt procedure.
>
> As a matter of interest, why do I need to do it in the first place, given
> that I'm logged on as a user in the Admins group anyway?
>
> Regards,
> Arfur
>[/color]

write cmd in the start menu search
wait a little if needed to "cmd.exe" appear focused at the top
ctrl+shift+enter

pretty straightforward :-)