Resetting my ip address?

Question

I go to my dos command prompt and type in - ipconfig /release but when I hit enter it says "The requested operation requires elevation." What does that mean and how do I get past that? I am running Windows Vista.

Answer 1

There is very simple solution for it.

1.Click on start button->in the search box, type cmd->now on the top you will see CMD->right click on cmd and click on run as administrator.

Now you can run ipconfig /release.

The reason is that in Vista Adminstrator is a menber of standard user group

Answer 2

its just permissions preventing this, try resetting from the network connection itself using the repair function

Answer 3

You didn't mention whether you have dial up, DSL, or cable modem. The internet provider assigns the IP address. You can either contact them for a new IP, or use a Proxy.  

Answer 4

You need to run that as an administrator.  Try going to Start-->Run and type cmd to open the command prompt (if you are not already).