XP commands don't work on Vista

[Paul Sala]

I used to have to reboot my PC once and awhile to reset my DSL connection.
Then I made a bat file to reset the connection to avoid rebooting. Here are
the commands that are in that bat file:
net stop "dns client"
net start "dns client"
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

This works fine on XP, but it fails on Vista. Here is what I see when it
runs on Vista as a user that has admin rights:

c:\net stop "dns client"
System error 5 has occurred.
Access is denied.

c:\net start "dns client"
System error 5 has occurred.
Access is denied.

c:\ipconfig /release
The requested operation requires elevation.

c:\ipconfig /renew
No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection while it has its
media disconnected.

Any ideas on how to get this to work on Vista?

Thanks!

 

[JCS]

You have to run as Administrator. Most likely, you haven't enabled THE
Administrator account. Try right-clicking the file, then select Run as
Administrator. The UAC prompt will appear, click OK and it should run.
Otherwise, you'll need to make sure to enable THE Administrator account, log
in to that account, then run the bat file.

 

[Paul Sala]

I only have one account at the moment, which my first name: paul.

1. I have not enabled the THE admin account yet, how do I do that?
2. Can I make the ID paul THE admin account?
3. Once the admin account is enable, will I have two login acounts names to
choose from when I start my laptop?

thanks

 

[Michael]

Paul,

You need to run the batch program with elevated privileges.
Instead of double clicking the bat file icon, right click it and select 'Run
as Administrator'

Also if the network is locked up, right clicking the network icon in lower
right and click diagnose and repair often works.

Michael

 

[Kerry Brown]

You don't need to enable the "administrator" account. It is disabled for
security reasons and is not needed to administer your computer. Use the Run
as administrator option. Security works differently in Vista from previous
versions of Windows.

http://www.jimmah.com/vista/security/uac.aspx