Re: XP commands don't work on Vista

Create a shortcut to the batch file. Right click on it and pick Run as
administrator.

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Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Paul Sala" <psalaN0-0SPAMM> wrote in message
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>I used to have to reboot my PC once and awhile to reset my DSL connection.
>Then I made a bat file to reset the connection to avoid rebooting. Here are
>the commands that are in that bat file:
> net stop "dns client"
> net start "dns client"
> ipconfig /release
> ipconfig /renew
>
> This works fine on XP, but it fails on Vista. Here is what I see when it
> runs on Vista as a user that has admin rights:
>
> c:\net stop "dns client"
> System error 5 has occurred.
> Access is denied.
>
> c:\net start "dns client"
> System error 5 has occurred.
> Access is denied.
>
> c:\ipconfig /release
> The requested operation requires elevation.
>
> c:\ipconfig /renew
> No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection while it has its
> media disconnected.
>
> Any ideas on how to get this to work on Vista?
>
> Thanks!
>