Administrator privilleges on Windows 7

[kenward42]

I am trying to run the sfc.exe/scannow process, but keep getting a message that tells me that I need administrator privileges to run it. I thought that I had activated administrator privileges, but cannot seem to get logged on as administrator. How can I determine whether or not administrator privileges are actually available, and how do I get logged on.

 

[Brink]

Hello Kenward,

To run a SFC scan you would need to open an elevated command prompt instead. Right click on command prompt shortcut, and click on "Run as administrator".

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[nommy the first]

Go to the start menu, and type "cmd" in the search box. This opens the command prompt. Type the following in it:

runas /user:Administrator /open program.exe path/to/file

If that doesn't work, right click the program, and select "run as administrator".

Nommy