You could, but not as effectively or securely as you can with Vista. The Vista implementation ensures that only the install program runs under the admin rights and as soon as the install completes the admin privileges are not available to be used for other purposes. Tim
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 2:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Why XP is doomed "John Hornbuckle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 05/11/2008 01:28:13 PM: > I like the extra security Vista provides. I also like that when my techs > work on users' machines, they can do things that require admin rights > without logging in with an admin account. It speeds up certain tasks > considerably. > That could be helpful. Can you not do a lot of the same things by doing a "runas cmd", then doing the install or whatever from the resulting command environment)? -- Michael Leone Network Administrator, ISM Philadelphia Housing Authority 2500 Jackson St Philadelphia, PA 19145 Tel: 215-684-4180 Cell: 215-252-0143 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
