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[dazzlin]

There may be times that you need to run the DOS cmd prompt window in Administrator mode. For example, if you go to Run / cmd to open the cmd window, and type in ipconfig /flushdns, you'll likely receive this error message:

The requested operation requires elevation.

This means that you need to be running the command as an Administrator. To do this, go to the Start orb and type cmd in the Start Search prompt. You'll see a small icon next to the word cmd come up in the Search Results. Right-click on the small icon and select Run as Administrator.

The cmd window will open as usual, but you are actually now running it in Administrator mode. Now, if you type a command that "requires elevation", it will be successful.

[Galt]

Originally Posted by dazzlin

There may be times that you need to run the DOS cmd prompt window in Administrator mode. For example, if you go to Run / cmd to open the cmd window, and type in ipconfig /flushdns, you'll likely receive this error message:

The requested operation requires elevation.

This means that you need to be running the command as an Administrator. To do this, go to the Start orb and type cmd in the Start Search prompt. You'll see a small icon next to the word cmd come up in the Search Results. Right-click on the small icon and select Run as Administrator.

The cmd window will open as usual, but you are actually now running it in Administrator mode. Now, if you type a command that "requires elevation", it will be successful.

Which begs the question, of why when I setup Vista as the primary user, and as administrator, tha warning still comes up occasionally for me as well.Oh ya...forgot it's Beta!