How do I run a program as an administrator through cmd prompt?

Question

How do I run a program as an administrator through cmd prompt?

Answer 1

Use the 'runas' command from the Start > Run

Here are is the RUNAS usage!

You will be wanting to add the /user prompt!

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RUNAS USAGE:

RUNAS [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/netonly] ]

        /user:<UserName> program

RUNAS [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/netonly] ]

        /smartcard [/user:<UserName>] program

   /noprofile        specifies that the user's profile should not be loaded.

                     This causes the application to load more quickly, but

                     can cause some applications to malfunction.

   /profile          specifies that the user's profile should be loaded.

                     This is the default.

   /env              to use current environment instead of user's.

   /netonly          use if the credentials specified are for remote

                     access only.

   /savecred         to use credentials previously saved by the user.

                     This option is not available on Windows XP Home Edition

                     and will be ignored.

   /smartcard        use if the credentials are to be supplied from a

                     smartcard.

   /user             <UserName> should be in form USER@DOMAIN or DOMAIN\USER

   program         command line for EXE.  See below for examples

Examples:

> runas /noprofile /user:mymachine\administrator cmd

> runas /profile /env /user:mydomain\admin "mmc %windir%\system32\dsa.msc"

> runas /env /user:[e-mail] "notepad \"my file.txt\""

NOTE:  Enter user's password only when prompted.

NOTE:  USER@DOMAIN is not compatible with /netonly.

NOTE:  /profile is not compatible with /netonly.