Vista - CMD - Higher Level?????

[Poppa Rotzee]

Using Windows Vista in CMD mode. What does it mean when you try to do a
ipconfig/release or renew and it comes back an says you need to be a higher
level?? Thanks.

 

[John John]

Start the Command Prompt with Administrative Privileges (Run as
Administrator). Right click on the Command Prompt shortcut to see the
option.

At the very top of the Command Prompt window you will see
"Administrator: Command Prompt" when cmd is run as adminsitrator, if it
doesn't have administrative privileges you will see:
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe". It's to do with User Access Control (UAC).

A pain in the wazoo if you ask me. Microsoft thinks that we are all
children...

John

 

[Poppa Rotzee]

Thanks a lot, John, for the reply. I was asking for another person and have
relayed your message.

 

[John John]

You're welcome.

John

Thanks a lot, John, for the reply. I was asking for another person and
have relayed your message.

 

[Todd Vargo]

Start the Command Prompt with Administrative Privileges (Run as
Administrator). Right click on the Command Prompt shortcut to see the
option.

At the very top of the Command Prompt window you will see
"Administrator: Command Prompt" when cmd is run as adminsitrator, if it
doesn't have administrative privileges you will see:
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe". It's to do with User Access Control (UAC).

A pain in the wazoo if you ask me. Microsoft thinks that we are all
children...

No, malware authors are the children Microsoft is forced to protect everyone
from. But you are right, it is huge pain in the wazoo.

 

[John John]

No, malware authors are the children Microsoft is forced to protect everyone
from. But you are right, it is huge pain in the wazoo.

Yep, I know why they did it. I know it can be disabled if wanted but I
know that a lot of people are next to clueless when it comes to malware
so they have to be protected from their own actions, for them UAC is a
necessity! Anyone with five cents worth of computing sense can do
without it...

John