Use the RUN AS Command to Start a Program as an Administrator in Windows XP

[RYAN W.]

I've used the method described in Q305780 to run an app as
the administrator but would like to know how to get this
to stick so I don't need to go and put in my password
every time my son wants to play Age of Mythology and is
only set up as a user.

Thanks for any help

Ryan

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

Runas is not intended to not need entry of a password.
You can make a shortcut to the launchable, or copy one,=20
and then in its properties set it to always lauch via Runas.
This will prompt to identities/password

At a cmd prompt runas /? will show its syntax.
Instead of using the Advanced button on the Shortcut=20
tab in the properties of the shortcut to set use of Runas,=20
you can edit the Target, often needing to quote what was=20
there before, ending up with=20
runas /u:thisaccount "what was there"
You may find use of /profile is advantageous.
This will still prompt for a password, but not the account.
Now, if you have Pro, then into this manually edited shortcut=20
you can add the /savecred switch. With this, when an account=20
uses the shortcut for the first time (actually, uses Runas with=20
that Runas account) the password needs to be entered. After=20
that however, the password is fetched from credential storage,=20
and will not be needed until the Runas account has its password=20
changed. Apparently, I have been told, /savecred is not available=20
in the XP Home edition.
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Roger=20

"RYAN W." > wrote in message =
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> I've used the method described in Q305780 to run an app as=20
> the administrator but would like to know how to get this=20
> to stick so I don't need to go and put in my password=20
> every time my son wants to play Age of Mythology and is=20
> only set up as a user.
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> Thanks for any help
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> Ryan