[dba-Tech] Tip of the day!

Takeaway: Do you ever need to perform an on-the-fly administrative task, but
you're not on your computer? If the computer runs Internet Explorer 6 or 7,
here's how you can launch Windows Explorer with administrative privileges on
a Windows XP Pro limited user machine. 

When you're working on a user's computer and need to perform an
administrative task from within her Windows XP Pro limited user account, you
can use the Run As command to launch certain utilities with administrative
account privileges.

However, if you try to use Run As to launch Windows Explorer with
administrative privileges, nothing happens. This is because Explorer.exe is
already running and only one instance of Explorer can run at a time. More
specifically, when you launch Explorer.exe, the first thing it does is check
to see if it is already running. When the second instance of Explorer.exe
sees that the first instance of Explorer.exe is already running, the second
instance of Explorer.exe closes without any outward notification. Here's how
you can work around it.

Internet Explorer 6

Internet Explorer 6 will work with Run As and will allow you to tap into
Windows Explorer. Here's how:

Right-click the Internet Explorer icon in the Quick Launch toolbar and
choose Run As. (Keep in mind that you cannot access Run As from the Internet
Explorer icon that appears on the desktop or on the Start menu.) 

Fill in the appropriate administrative account credentials in the Run As
dialog box. 

When Internet Explorer launches, type C:\ in the Address bar.

After you follow these steps, Windows Explorer will appear in the same
window, and it will be running with administrative privileges.


Internet Explorer 7

If you're using Internet Explorer 7, the steps for Internet Explorer 6 won't
work because, as part of the new security features in version 7, Internet
Explorer is no longer integrated with Windows Explorer. You must use the
standard method for launching Windows Explorer with administrative
privileges. 

Here's how:

Log on to the computer with the Administrator account. 

Access the Control Panel and launch Folder Options. 

When you see the Folder Options dialog box, select the View tab. 

Scroll down the Advanced Settings list and select the Launch Folder Windows
In A Separate Process check box, click OK, and then log off.

The next time you work on that user's computer and need to perform an
administrative task from within her limited user account, you can use Run As
to launch 

Windows Explorer with administrative privileges.

Note: This tip only applies to Windows XP Professional.


Gotta love TechRepublic sometimes!


Jon


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