Run As

In Windows XP, you hold down the SHIFT key and right-click the mouse to run
as a different user with more Administration priviledges. I do the same
for Windows Vista and got the option to "Run As Administrator". I do not
see an option to run as a different user. Is there a way to run the program
as a different user in Windows Vista?

Thanks.

Diane Walker;872336 Wrote:
> In Windows XP, you hold down the SHIFT key and right-click the mouse to
> run
> as a different user with more Administration priviledges. I do the
> same
> for Windows Vista and got the option to "Run As Administrator". I do
> not
> see an option to run as a different user. Is there a way to run the
> program
> as a different user in Windows Vista?
>
> Thanks.
Hi diane,

the functionality has been removed from vista but you may want to have
a look here

'ShellRunas'
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../cc300361.aspx)

In fact if you do any serious admin work you may want to have a look at
the whole package

'Windows Sysinternals: Documentation, downloads and additional
resources'
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...s/default.aspx)

hope this helps


--
barman58

Regards,
*Nigel*
the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
understand.,- frank herbert

"Diane Walker" <> wrote in message
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> In Windows XP, you hold down the SHIFT key and right-click the mouse to
> run as a different user with more Administration priviledges. I do the
> same for Windows Vista and got the option to "Run As Administrator". I do
> not see an option to run as a different user. Is there a way to run the
> program as a different user in Windows Vista?
>
> Thanks.
>


Why would you want to run as a different user in the first place? Surely the
only reason to do "run as" is to run with elevated privileges.....what
EXACTLY are you trying to do?

You could hit Ctrl-Alt-Del. Then see the switch user option.

Bob

"Diane Walker" <> wrote in message
news:eOnO#...
> In Windows XP, you hold down the SHIFT key and right-click the mouse to
> run as a different user with more Administration priviledges. I do the
> same for Windows Vista and got the option to "Run As Administrator". I do
> not see an option to run as a different user. Is there a way to run the
> program as a different user in Windows Vista?
>
> Thanks.
>

Thanks for your prompt response and information. Sorry for the dumb
question. How do you use "ShellRunas"? Thanks.

"barman58" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Diane Walker;872336 Wrote:
>> In Windows XP, you hold down the SHIFT key and right-click the mouse to
>> run
>> as a different user with more Administration priviledges. I do the
>> same
>> for Windows Vista and got the option to "Run As Administrator". I do
>> not
>> see an option to run as a different user. Is there a way to run the
>> program
>> as a different user in Windows Vista?
>>
>> Thanks.
> Hi diane,
>
> the functionality has been removed from vista but you may want to have
> a look here
>
> 'ShellRunas'
> (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../cc300361.aspx)
>
> In fact if you do any serious admin work you may want to have a look at
> the whole package
>
> 'Windows Sysinternals: Documentation, downloads and additional
> resources'
> (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...s/default.aspx)
>
> hope this helps
>
>
> --
> barman58
>
> Regards,
> *Nigel*
> the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
> understand.,- frank herbert

I want to run Active Directory for Users and Computers as a Domain Admin
account. Thanks.

"Gordon" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Diane Walker" <> wrote in message
> news:eOnO%...
>> In Windows XP, you hold down the SHIFT key and right-click the mouse to
>> run as a different user with more Administration priviledges. I do the
>> same for Windows Vista and got the option to "Run As Administrator". I
>> do not see an option to run as a different user. Is there a way to run
>> the program as a different user in Windows Vista?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
>
> Why would you want to run as a different user in the first place? Surely
> the only reason to do "run as" is to run with elevated privileges.....what
> EXACTLY are you trying to do?

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:32:13 -0500, barman58 <>
wrote:

>the functionality has been removed from vista but you may want to have
>a look here

Another Vista "feature"!

Diane Walker wrote:
>>> In Windows XP, you hold down the SHIFT key and right-click the mouse to
>>> run
>>> as a different user with more Administration priviledges. I do the
>>> same
>>> for Windows Vista and got the option to "Run As Administrator". I do
>>> not
>>> see an option to run as a different user. Is there a way to run the
>>> program
>>> as a different user in Windows Vista?
>>>
>>> Thanks.

Diane,

You can write a cmd file to run something as another user...

1. Create a file named Runas.cmd (just a text file, really)

2. Type this:

runas /user:<usernamehere> exename.exe

3. Save file, double click on file icon.

4. A cmd window will open and you will be prompted for the pw for the
acct being used to run the app.

5. Enter pw.

6. App runs in user context you've chosen.

Alternatively, you can open a cmd window and type the command in step 2
above, without creating the cmd file.

Good luck,

Lang

Diane Walker wrote:
> I want to run Active Directory for Users and Computers as a Domain Admin
> account. Thanks.
>

runas /useromainName\DomainAdminAcctName dsa.msc

Enter pw for username when prompted...

Lang

I ran the command from the Command Prompt window and got the error message:

RunAs Error: unable to run - dsa.msc
193: dsa.msc is not a valid win32 application

Do you have any suggestions? Thanks.

"Lang" <> wrote in message
news:FgcOk.49442$. ..
> Diane Walker wrote:
>> I want to run Active Directory for Users and Computers as a Domain Admin
>> account. Thanks.
>>
>
> runas /useromainName\DomainAdminAcctName dsa.msc
>
> Enter pw for username when prompted...
>
> Lang