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Nov 5, 2012
VB Scripts and UAC elevation
With User Account Control (UAC) enabled in Windows 7, one needs to open an elevated Command Prompt in order to run scripts under administrative privileges. Although the elevated Command Prompt accomplishes the task, the question How to run as script under elevated privileges/admin privileges1. without using the Command Prompt? 2. without user being admin on machine?We can... read more
Oct 20, 2012
Force software to always run as admin without exposing admin password
I have some software that only functions right if the person has administrative permissions on the machine. I don’t want to give my users the admin passwords so they can do a Run As for obvious reasons. Is there a way to force a program to run as administrator without exposing the admin password?The answer is yes and can be achieved using a simple command and then creating... read more
Oct 16, 2012
I forgot my Windows XP Administrator password?
The “admin” method” is pretty straightforward. On many Windows XP systems, especially on the Home editions preconfigured by third-party OEM manufactures like Dell and Compaq, the installation creates a user called “Administrator” with, of course, administrator group policy privileges. It creates this user so consumers can fix what they’ve messed up if locked out of their accounts. This user can only be... read more
