elevated command prompt fails

dosucol · 15 Jan 2010

If i try and use cmd from within the start menu ,in accessories and right click ,then "Run as administrator",all i am granted is normal cmd usage e.g(C:\Users\(User Name ).Now,i then pinned cmd to the start menu and again i tried to "run as administrator",but this time cmd fails to open at all.

The only way i am able to run cmd with administrator access is by using the start search box and entering cmd from there ,and right click ,run as administrator!

very strange ?

ignatzatsonic · 15 Jan 2010

I have set my command prompt from the start menu to ALWAYS run as administrator:

Start menu
command prompt
right click
properties
shortcut
advanced
put a check in "run as adminstrator" checkbox.

I dunno about getting that to the taskbar. Maybe it is doable?

dosucol · 15 Jan 2010

I followed your good advice ,but,even with that check box checked,i still only get given (C:\Users\(User Name),instead of the expected C:\Windows\System32 . ?

Frostmourne · 15 Jan 2010

Type cmd into the start menu, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

ignatzatsonic · 15 Jan 2010

Here is a shot of start menu/command prompt/right click/properties.

Note that the target of my shortcut is system32.

Not sure why your's is different. Are you accessing it from start menu??

Can you manually change target??

dosucol · 16 Jan 2010

Frostmourne said:

Type cmd into the start menu, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

When highlighting the cmd with my mouse pointer and then pressing Ctrl+Shift+Enter,well this just makes that window disappear !

.................................................................................................... .......

Also here's a picture of my start menu cmd and the properties shortcut for it!

Tews · 16 Jan 2010

can you run sfc /scannow in safemode??

dosucol · 16 Jan 2010

Tews said:

can you run sfc /scannow in safemode??

Will it make a difference if it is ran from with windows 7,as i have done just that and nothing wrong was found,if not how do you access windows 7 safe mode ,F8 during boot up ?

seekermeister · 16 Jan 2010

I don't know about pinning it to the Taskbar, but I keep it on the Quick Launch and it works fine.