how do i make my user account in win 7 be the administrator

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    windows xp pro 32-bit
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    how do i make my user account in win 7 be the administrator


    when running in cmd i must be administrator to make the commands work

    how do i make my user account be the administrator

    i dont want to right click and run as admin all the time
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    Go to User Accounts within the Control Panel, then click on Change Account Type of your user.
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    x BlueRobot said:
    Go to User Accounts within the Control Panel, then click on Change Account Type of your user.
    I think you may also have to Administrator to change your account type too, but Windows provides you will a Administrative account any way.

    Log-on with: Administrator

    Should log-on you on as the default account Windows creates when you install the OS.
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    nfsworldpinoy said:
    when running in cmd i must be administrator to make the commands work

    how do i make my user account be the administrator

    i dont want to right click and run as admin all the time
    If you have a standard user account you cannot change that account to "Administrator" If you could that would destroy the whole idea of different levels of account. An Administrator can create a user account or another Administrator Account but a User Account cannot. There must always be one Administrator Account to every installation of Windows 7.
    Are you getting a little confused about the Windows Built in Administrator?
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  5. Posts : 1,346
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    mitchell65 said:
    nfsworldpinoy said:
    when running in cmd i must be administrator to make the commands work

    how do i make my user account be the administrator

    i dont want to right click and run as admin all the time
    If you have a standard user account you cannot change that account to "Administrator" If you could that would destroy the whole idea of different levels of account. An Administrator can create a user account or another Administrator Account but a User Account cannot. There must always be one Administrator Account to every installation of Windows 7.
    Are you getting a little confused about the Windows Built in Administrator?
    I think the OP's question is; can you set the "cmd.exe" to be run as an administrator without right clicking the command executable. To my knowledge you cannot, you have to select admin for each instance. I do know it has no relationship to how you have your windows user account settings.

    I realize it can be confusing that the admin privilege does not carry over to the "cmd.exe".

    HTH
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  6. Posts : 139
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    I looked this up. From what I've seen, if you want Command Prompt (cmd.exe) to run as administrator with out right-clicking it and choosing "Run as Administrator", You can do this: Set a cmd.exe shortcut on your desktop and then go to properties > compatibility and click the option to always run as administrator.

    NOTE: Now when I looked this up, the discussion was only over Vista. I know that this does not work with Seven. I am unsure about XP.
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  7. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
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    CosmicPoptart said:
    I know that this does not work with Seven.


    Elevated Command Prompt Shortcut
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  8. Posts : 139
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
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    I guess that would work, if that is what you are asking.
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    I realize it can be confusing that the admin privilege does not carry over to the "cmd.exe".
    But it does, that's the whole point.
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  10. Posts : 1,346
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    mitchell65 said:
    I realize it can be confusing that the admin privilege does not carry over to the "cmd.exe".
    But it does, that's the whole point.
    No it doesn't. If the Windows 7 admin account is run without restriction, the "cmd.exe" will not run without requiring the "Run as Administrator" selection. As noted, you can create a shortcut to provide admin privilege, but that is not the same as stripping the command prompt from its requirement. There is a difference.

    My post was not addressing the use of a shortcut, it simply stated the admin account does not inherently remove the additional step of selecting "run as admin". Of course you can use a workaround with a shortcut, which is different. I run a test machine with no Windows 7 restrictions and direct access to "cmd.exe" always requires the "run as admin". If you can provide a reliable source that states otherwise, I would be very interested in reviewing it...I am always open to learning something new.

    HTH
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