admin setting for "ran as" without needing admin password

[dnewbold]

I want to configure a program to always run as if the administrator were
doing so.
I know of the "run as" option, but it requires the admin password be given
each
time the program is started. So, I'm wanting Windows to say to itself "Oh,
the
administrator already said to do it this way, so lets procede without a
password."

Linux has the sudo feature to accommodata this. What about Windows?

Please respond to (e-mail address removed)

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

You cannot do this. If you use the /SAVECRED switch, it will apply to all programs on the computer not just one.

You can however, create a BAT file, that launches the particular program via the RUNAS command. However, this exposes the Administrator password for anyone that can open the BAT file in Notepad.