Comments on: Always Start an Application in Administrator Mode on Windows 7 or Vista

By: stephen

stephen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:19:54 +0000

open and admin cmd prompt and type: net user Administrator /active

log out log in as administrator and never deal with uac again… but beware of the malware!

By: m. duBois

m. duBois — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:32:08 +0000

ok so i have done all that you say, but EVERY TIME I START THE PROGRAM UP IT STILL ASKS ME! and i have gotten rid of that stupid thing on programs b4 but i cant do it again!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:53:20 +0000

This goes to Shawn and everybody who has the same problems
run as administrator” tab is disabled. how do i enable it.

There are several reasons that this is greyed out. On the HOME VERSION there the Administrator Account isn’t enabled. This enables the ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT

IF Group policies are set from someone else and he disbled it then only this person can enable it..

Start > Search type CMD above there CMD will show up if possible Run As Admininstrator otherwise just doubleclick – then enter this line below

NET USER ADMINISTRATOR /ACTIVE:YES and press enter.. this should do it..

By: Alisha

Alisha — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:07:43 +0000

hi,
I recently installed a new application. It doesn’t work unless i run in on administrator. However, when i run it on administrator, when the application opens, there is a box in the middle of the screen saying “Not optimum mode, recommended mode: 1280 X 1024, 60Hz” when it does disapear after i’ve pressed some random button on the screen, it comes back every 2-3 minutes.? I can’t click or move the box. Infact, the cursor goes behind the box, it is unable to go click ON the box. What should i do?

By: ben

ben — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:55:11 +0000

go to program files folder, and find the app launcher (*.exe). right click>properties and look in compatibilty tab, there is a setting to run as admin. hope this will help.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:23:24 +0000

In response to Geolino Canaver, i am having exactly the same problems as you, i try to install my graphics driver and it says setup is aborting, run in administrator mode. I tried ‘run as>logged into my own account, again… and it still wouldnt work…

any suggestions for XP?

By: matt

matt — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:43:47 +0000

Windows Vista will only start up in safe mode. The ‘help menu’ suggests using the start up tool on the Windows Vista installation cd. However, I purchased this computer with the OS, Vista, already installed and it did not come with any cd. Can you help me?

By: tom

tom — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:00:14 +0000

>October 31, 2008 3:16 pm John
>If your ‘Run program as administrator’ option is greyed out then click
>the [Show settings for all users] button which is below it…

>November 9, 2008 5:41 am Peter
>No. The admin option is greyed out because his UAC is disabled…

Peter: No, no. My admin option is greyed out, but my UAC is enabled.
John: Whenever my ‘Run as administrator’ is greyed out, the ’show settings for all users’ is also greyed out.

Everyone: I saw something somewhere on a Microsoft website (I can’t remember where) that said that these options will be greyed out on all “Vista compatible” apps, or something like that. In other words, if the app has already told Vista what token it wants, then the user isn’t supposed to override that selection.

But of course, we all want to override that selection, which is how we found this thread in the first place.

Anyone out there have any suggestions?

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:41:56 +0000

John,
No. The admin option is greyed out because his UAC is disabled. You can only run elevated with UAC on because if you turn it off you run everything elevated.

By: John

John — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:16:35 +0000

Hey guys,

Here is your SOLUTION:
If your ‘Run program as administrator’ option is greyed out then click the [Show settings for all users] button which is below it. It will then ask you for your administrator password and the option will now no longer be greyed out.

Cheers,
John