Add right-click RunAs for MSI files:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msi.Package\shell\runas\command] @=hex(2):22,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,7 4,\ 00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,\ 73,00,69,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,\ 00,69,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,25,00,2a,00,00,00 -- Mike Gill From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 6:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: installing software as admin without logging off current non-admin user in Windows XP If it's an MSI installer, no you don't. You ought to have this if it's an EXE installer. If it's an MSI, you can run a command console as a local administrator, then run the MSI from there. (CLIs have their place!) -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 <http://www.aspca.org/> www.aspca.org The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. Miguel Gonzalez <miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es> wrote on 06/01/2009 08:50:47 AM: > > Sorry but I don't have that option in Windows XP. > > Miguel > > --- El lun, 1/6/09, Eric Wittersheim <eric.wittersh...@gmail.com> escribió: > > > De: Eric Wittersheim <eric.wittersh...@gmail.com> > > Asunto: Re: installing software as admin without logging off > current non-admin user in Windows XP > > Para: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > > Fecha: lunes, 1 junio, 2009 9:41 > > Use the Run As function. Right click > > the executable and select Run As. From there you can enter > > the Admin username and password. > > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 8:37 AM, > > Miguel Gonzalez <miguel_3_gonza...@yahoo.es> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > Is there any way to install a software in Windows XP as > > admin without logging off the current non-admin user? Can I > > do it remotely or locally? Apparently It could be possible > > to switch user instead of logging off, but I don't see > > that option anywhere. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Miguel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > > resource hog! ~ > > > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > > ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
