Permission errors running ERUNT 2

[melburstein]

I've never understood the differences between being signed on to my User Account with Administrator Privledges and being signed on as ADMINISTRATOR. A support tech once told me that it is the same thing; I don't think so.

When signed on as ADMINISTRATOR, I am able to run ERUNT without errors. When signed on to my User Account with Administrator Privledges, I get Permission Errors when I run ERUNT, at least I think the errors are related to Permissions.

I don't understand how permissions are setup under Vista Ultimate 64-Bit. How can I setup my User Account so that I will have the same Permission as the ADMINISTRATOR account?

Please answer in detail as to how I would do this? Thank You.

 

[linney]

Have you tried right-clicking on the Erurnt.exe in Program Files, select the Compatibility tab and look at the Privilege Level (down at the bottom. Set it to Run As Administrator.

By Default you should NOT be running as the "Built-in" Administrator as that account is normally disabled.

If you turn off User Account Control (not advisable) then your normal Admin user might have sufficient privileges. Otherwise any Admin user runs with only Standard user privileges in Vista. This is by design and for a security reason.

Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Windows Vista

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/wind...nt-control-uac-the-easy-way-on-windows-vista/

Is disabling Vista's User Account Control wise?

http://www.windowssecrets.com/comp/070308/

http://www.google.com/search?q=disa...-au&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

Understanding and Configuring User Account Control in Windows Vista

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709628(WS.10).aspx

 

[BadBigBen]

In versions of Windows before Vista, the Administrator account wasn't hidden, and many people used it as their main or only account. This Administrator account had full rights over the computer.

In Vista, Microsoft changed that, the Administrator account is not subject to UAC, but the normal administrator accounts are. So the Administrator can make any changes to the system and will see no UAC prompts.

so in other words, a USER with Administrative Rights, is just a normal USER, until these rights are needed, e.g. to install a program, feature, or change a few things in the OS, but this does not include the Registry (heart of the OS, if you may) to prevent damages beyond repair...

a regular USER with Admin rights, can become a full fledged Administrator if UAC is turned off (not recommended)...

Ben
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[melburstein]

Thank you both. But changing the Privlege Level work3d like a charm.