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Windows Vista run command prompt as administrator

Started by admin , Jan 27 2007 12:52 PM

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Posted 27 January 2007 - 12:52 PM

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User Account Control in Vista extends to the Command Prompt. If you get a "you do not have permission..." error, it's probably because you need administrator permissions to run the command. Here's how to run from the command prompt as administrator:

Click Start, in the Start Search box, type command. A list of of matches will appear above. Right-click Command Prompt in Programs list, and then click Run as administrator. You will likely be prompted for an administrator confirmation, or a password. Type your password or click Continue.

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Posted 23 July 2007 - 02:01 AM

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What do I do when the the box pops up when I run Command Prompt as Administrator? Also can u tell me why I cannot uninstall programs, even when I am the only administrator user and I have turned off UAC? Please reply. Thank you.
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Posted 24 September 2007 - 01:27 PM

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ive tried this method to find the command prompt many times, and it does not seem to be coming up in the search. i have followed each step carefully, and the command prompt does not come up in the search. any thoughts?
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Posted 24 September 2007 - 04:33 PM

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A simple solution if you want to run the command prompt as administrator in Vista is to open the Start Menu, type in "cmd" in the bar along the bottom, then instead of just pressing enter, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER instead. It will then show up as "Administrator: Command Prompt" in the window title.
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Posted 24 September 2007 - 04:37 PM

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i figured it out. i had the classic start menu. not the vista one. seriously, vista can die
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Posted 27 June 2008 - 05:37 AM

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after adding in the command prompt messenger worked GREAT. Thank you all so so much!
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 07:40 PM

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My system has been giving me the message, "Windows Cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permission to access the item." everytime I try to download the Windows messenger update and installing my printer. I've tried to do the commends that you gave and its still giving me the same message when I do your commands. Are there anymore commend that I can try?
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Posted 05 January 2016 - 11:14 AM

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My system has been giving me the message, "Windows Cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permission to access the item." everytime I try to download the Windows messenger update and installing my printer. I've tried to do the commends that you gave and its still giving me the same message when I do your commands. Are there anymore commend that I can try?

 

Shane I'm seeing this exact message on Windows 10. How did you fix this? Or if you're not still around does anyone else know?


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