Chalk it up to Microsoft to not allow you to become an Administrator when you need the privileges without exiting every application you're currently working with. 


Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]

(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.



C:\>runas

RUNAS USAGE:



RUNAS [/profile] [/env] [/netonly] /user:<UserName> program



   /profile        if the user's profile needs to be loaded

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

   /netonly        use if the credentials specified are for remote access only.

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

   program         command line for EXE.  See below for examples



Examples:

> runas /profile /user:mymachine\administrator cmd

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

> runas /env /user:[email protected] "notepad \"my file.txt\""



NOTE:  Enter user's password only when prompted.

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



C:\>


Basically "su" with no balls. It works, but it's no Unix shell...
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- Tony C
my empeg stuff