RANU: Running Admin Tasks easily
A while back I described the set of shortcuts I use to run things as Administrator, even though I'm logged on as a Limited User.
I've packaged them up for dowload. Enjoy.
Overview
Logging on as a restricted user greatly increases security, protecting you from certain virus & trojan horse attacks, and adheres to the "principle of least priviledge".
However, if your domain user account is a normal user on your machine, it can be challenging to perform certain administrative tasks, like:
- Control Panel applets
- Administative Tools
- Install software from Corpnet
- Edit HKLM reg keys
This collection of shortcuts make it easier to run these tools as Administrator.
Setup:
I like to use it as a toolbar on my Windows Task Bar.
- (Optional) Copy to your local machine
- RClick on the Windows Task Bar
- Select Toolbars->New Toolbar
- Point to the Admin Tasks folder
Also, it's a good idea to teach windows to run each explorer window as a separate process. This way you can have both Administrator and User explorers open at the same time. See Aaron Margosis' blog for more info.
Details:
CMD
Launch a command prompt as Administrator
CMD w Network Launch a command prompt as Administartor, but with your network credentials
Explorer w Network
Launch explorer.exe as Administartor, but with your network credentials. Requires setting ExplorerSeparateProcess (see above).
Page Defrag
A sysinternals tool that I like for defragmenting my pagefile.
Regedit
Runs regedit as Administrator (relies on a possibly undocumented option to regedit).
Task Manager
Runs Task Manager as Administrator
Control Panel
Runs CPL control panel applets.
Administrative Tools
MMC Snap-ins that appear in Control Panel->Administrative Tools
Administrative Tools->More
Most of these appear under the the Computer Management MMC snap-in, but here you have direct access to them
Comments
- Anonymous
July 14, 2004
A couple of things:
1) The issue with windows not being painted when using /netonly appears to be fixed in XP SP2. I think it had to do with WindowStations.
2) You can also launch iexplore.exe as a standin for explorer.exe. This way you won't have to set "Launch in separate in process". If you use use -e -nohome, it's close enough.
Kiliman - Anonymous
July 14, 2004
Please fix the mime type on the server for the zip file.
http://www.danfernandez.com/view/view.aspx?ID=40
Thanks! - Anonymous
July 19, 2004
Raj: Dan has fixed MIME type handling on his server; it should be better now.
Thanks again to Dan for hosting our files. - Anonymous
June 18, 2009
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