How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

Keith — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:07:21 GMT

I am trying to enable Hibernate on my Windows Vista system. I am listed as an Administrative Account.

I click on the Windows symbol in the lower left hand corner of my screen.

I can type "cmd" or "command" in there and right-click on them and select "Run as Administrator" for both.

If I type "cmd" and select "Run as Administrator" I see a command box that has this heading in the top frame of the box, "Administrator:C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe"

If I type "command" I see a program called "command prompt" and when I select "Run as Administrator" I get a command box that has this heading in the top frame of the box, "Administrator: Command Prompt"

So far, typing "powercfg -h on" or "powercfg /hibernate on" for both of these has not added the hibernate option to my shut down menu.

If I try this without "Run as Administrator" I get a message that "I do not have permission to enable or disable hibernation", which is what lead me to start right-clicking and selecting, "Run as Administrator, etc., etc.

I saw somewhere else someone posted that not being able to make the change could have to do with needing an updated drive i9n my video card??? That doesn't make sense to me. I think my NVIDIA drivers are fine.

OK. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance for everyone's input. :)

re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

Chiara — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:05:07 GMT

Thank you. After 3 years, I finally got my pets back. And thanks to you it was so easy!

re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

MEK — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:45:49 GMT

The fix worked wonderfully for Office 2003 Professional and Vista 32-bit. Thanks so much, it's great to see Links the cat again!! Thanks for being so helpful!!

re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

David Overton — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:08:39 GMT

ronnyelracing,

Do you mean you are having trouble starting an admin command prompt?

Thanks

David

re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

ronnyelracing@hotmail.com — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:08:45 GMT

yooo i have the same problem but with windows 7 what can i do?

re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

MJS — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:38:15 GMT

I've followed your fix for the 2000 Office Assistant 'out of memory error message' and it fixed it wonderfully.

Thanks.

06/06/2008

re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

Steven — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:15:29 GMT

I tried every combination but it keeps reverting back to the command prompt. Any suggestions?

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re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

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re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

Alice Goodbread — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:22:49 GMT

Thank you for this very helpful information!!!

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re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

David Overton — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:44:20 GMT

Lee,

thanks - removed the line, however it is linked to it as some people were not getting admin cmd prompts.

ttfn

David

re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

Lee Evans — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:04:06 GMT

Hi David - I think there's a slight mixup with your other post - "powercfg -h on"?!