I have had a few people tell me that they have had problems getting an administrative command prompt up and running in Vista.  If you have done it correctly then a windows will open just like the one to the left.  Notice that it has opened into the X:\windows\system32 directory and that it has the title "Administrator: X:\windows\system32\cmd.exe.  Anything else and I would be suspicious.

 

The process is simple - do either of these

1. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Accessories.
2. Right-click Command Prompt, click Run as administrator

or

1. Click Start
2. Type cmd into the search box and wait for Command Prompt or cmd.exe to appear in the list
3. Press CTRL-Shift-Enter

Either way, you should get an User Account Control (UAC) prompt appear with a BLUE banner on the top - press Continue here. 

For more information on User Account Control go to here

 

ttfn

David

 

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Posted Mon, Mar 12 2007 8:55 PM by David Overton