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Vista not recognising admin

  • 10-08-2009 8:58pm
    #1
    congo_90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,339 ✭✭✭


    Hey all.
    The old man got himself a new laptop (vista home premium sp2)
    I was trying to diagnose issues with his network config there using command but found it was saying
    The requested operation requires elevation

    Does this mean there is an administration issue? I have the user set as an admin but is also the only user name. I heard there must be a default admin too?

    :confused:

    Sorry I'm clueless to vista (coming from xp user)

    Thanks to all big time!
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  • #2
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    Try right clicking on the command prompt and choosing run as administrator

    Admin accounts in Vista are still kind of limited by something called user access control, if you switch this off then they will behave in the same way as XP and wont pop up those bloody annoying confirmation messages every 10 seconds (you have to go to control panel > users > in there somewhere...)


  • #3
    congo_90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,339 ✭✭✭congo_90


    Poxy vista!

    Thanks Tman. Problem solved.. and those stupid pop ups are not coming up anytime I run programs..


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