It would appear that IE7 no longer contains Windows Explorer functionality as it did in prior versions. It's less part of the Windows OS and more just an Internet browser.
"Be careful what you ask for..." comes to mind. We've always had a problem lauching control.exe with runas because Windows won't start another copy of explorer.exe with different credentials. Control.exe isn't what runs when you see the Control Panel - starting control.exe with no arguments just initiates a new Windows Explorer window with a certain view. I've used the runas iexplore.exe hack to modify printer connections in the past, but looks like it's back to logout/login for that job. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Lowe Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 10:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: IE7 and a limited XP Home account With IE6 from my limited account, I could launch it with admin credentials, and then type "Control Panel" in the address bar and the Panel opens with admin rights. Comes in handy without having to acctually switch accounts. However, since I decided to try out IE7, this little trick doesn't work. I can get a Control Panel to open, but only if I launch IE7 normally -- no "Run as..." -- and then it opens in a separate window. If I launch IE7 with "Run as..." and type "Control Panel" it opens a separate My Computer window. Drilling down to the System32 folder in this window, I can launch the Control app only to find the window doesn't have admin rights. I also tried creating a shortcut on the desktop for Control Panel, but it won't launch if I right-click and select "Run as..." or even if I add runas to the shortcut command line. Or if I start a command prompt with "Run as..." and type "control". I *can*, however, launch individual panel applets from this admin command prompt and they each have full admin rights. So, long story short, any ideas on why the Control Panel itself won't launch with different credentials? Any ideas for a work around? -- Tony Lowe, The HapMaster -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
