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  1. Posts : 4
    windows 7 x32
       #1

    cmd problems...


    Hey everyone who reads this,

    So I was trying to learn some cmd basics and I cannot seem to figure out how to have admin privileges. I even looked at a similar thread explaining how to do this, however, it did not work for me. anyone got some info on how I can start running cmd with admin privileges. I warn you I am rather new to the computer world (besides basic needs for school and internet and some other basics) any help would be great and please try to make it easy to understand so that I can figure it out quickly. Thank you!
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #2

    Echozero said:
    Hey everyone who reads this,

    So I was trying to learn some cmd basics and I cannot seem to figure out how to have admin privileges. I even looked at a similar thread explaining how to do this, however, it did not work for me. anyone got some info on how I can start running cmd with admin privileges. I warn you I am rather new to the computer world (besides basic needs for school and internet and some other basics) any help would be great and please try to make it easy to understand so that I can figure it out quickly. Thank you!
    OK you can run an application with elevated privledges, but if your user is a standard user, you will need to talk to the admin (if there is one) to give you those.

    If you are running as an admin (you can check this in users.cpl) it should say so in the top bar of cmd. (see snip)
    Last edited by zigzag3143; 29 Feb 2012 at 00:40.
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  3. Posts : 4
    windows 7 x32
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I am then only user on both computers I am having trouble with and i have administrator privileges already. Is there something I am doing wrong?
    also, I am trying to add another user to the computer from command prompt simply because I saw a video of someone doing it so I thought I would try it for myself. it is still not working.

    the cmd I am using is: net user test /add
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  4. Posts : 299
    openSUSE 13.1 64bit
       #4

    To open an elevated command prompt:

    Start > all programmes > accessories > right click on command prompt > select run as addministrator > accept the UAC warning. You are now admin in the console window.

    To add a user:

    net user (Username) /ADD (without brackets, space between username and /, also ADD in caps)

    eg: net user Nigsy /ADD
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  5. Posts : 299
    openSUSE 13.1 64bit
       #5

    Echozero said:
    i have administrator privileges already.

    the cmd I am using is: net user test /add
    Sorry meant to add - you are an administrator - you do not have admin privilages, that's what UAC is there for.

    When you right click on an application and select run as administrator you are getting elevated access to the system AND CAN DO DAMAGE!
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  6. Posts : 4
    windows 7 x32
    Thread Starter
       #6

    awesome!! the command worked great! Thanks for the help guys!

    If anyone is interested is there any good resources to learn various cmd commands?
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  7. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #7

    Open up your cmd and type in help it will give you a bunch of them. Be careful of what you do.
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  8. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #8

    Hello Echozero, welcome to Seven Forums!


    You can use the method in this tutorial at the link below to add an elevated "cmd" shortcut to the desktop if you like, I use it and one click gets you an elevated command window.

    Elevated Program Shortcut without UAC Prompt - Create
    Here's the file location, click to enlarge.
    cmd problems...-cmd.jpg
    Actually you have to type the subject you want like this below.

    diskpart /?
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  9. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #9

    This site might be what you are looking for.

    Windows CMD Commands
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  10. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #10
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