On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
> I never actually log on to the local admin account of the computer
> on my desk. I just have a RUNAS'ed CMD prompt, and sometimes an
> Explorer window from it.
I use the MakeMeAdmin script from this page for this.
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Aaron Margosis' "Non-Admin" WebLog : MakeMeAdmin
The updated MakeMeAdmin.zip contains three script files:
MakeMeAdmin.cmd ... temporarily elevates [the user] to admin
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2005/03/11/394244.aspx
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Works like a champ, except that Windows Updates won't install when
using this on an XP-Home machine. On an XP-Pro machine WU runs fine
from MMA. But I can run appwiz.cpl from the MakeMeAdmin cmd-window
and add/remove programs just fine. Good stuff.
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