Open a command prompt by right-clicking the shortcut and selecting "Run as
Administrator". Then use this elevated command prompt to start
services.masc. and see if that resolves your issue or not.
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"Patrick Goovaerts" <> wrote in message
news:25A7F78A-CF1C-4FF0-B1AF-...
> Although i'm a member of the administrators group on my laptop (Vista
> Ultimate), it seems that I do not have privileges to stop/start services
> using services.msc
>
> How can i add privileges?
>
>