I put "CMD" in my Start\Run\ MRU list. Tried to run BCDEdit and couldn't. Did notice under 'Accessories' you can run CMD in Admin mode, then BCDEdit was OK. Q: Do i need a cmd.exe switch to put into mru list? Since there are only 2 accounts, both 'Admins' why doesn't he Default to Admin DOS-box ? (Will try the netuser etc, pointed to, above)There are 10 kinds of people in this world - those who know binary and those who don't...

frankenstyner - Windows, since Vista, has undergone some serious renovations as far as security and permissions go. What was once freely accessible under XP no longer is - mainly because as many people run XP as administrators instead of "standard users" as they should and virus writers and hackers have figured out ways to take advantage of this and do some fairly ugly bits of monkey business. Therefore, some tasks require an elevated level of privilege. And this IS a good thing. Even administrators have somewhat limited abilities - ones that can be activated by way of UAC. Consider it an extra bit of insurance - a sort of "Are you really sure you want to do this?" kind of thing.

I put "CMD" in my Start\Run\ MRU list. Tried to run BCDEdit and couldn't.Did notice under 'Accessories' you can run CMD in Admin mode, then BCDEdit was OK.Q: Do i need a cmd.exe switch to put into mru list?Since there are only 2 accounts, both 'Admins' why doesn't he Default to Admin DOS-box ?(Will try the netuser etc, pointed to, above) There are 10 kinds of people in this world - those who know binary and those who don't... HiThe information Wolfie posted is correct.You can make things a bit easier by creating a Scheduled Task that can be started manually for a specific component, such as the Command Prompt. This allows you to keep a one click shortcut on the Start Menu that will start and automatically elevate a programwith Administrator privileges.See the following article for the step by step instructions. The article was written for Vista, but works equally well in Windows 7. Taming UAC Hope this helps.Thank You for testing Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP

Thanks Wolfie and Ronnie, Appreciate the posts. Now that I'm aware of it, I'll just stick with the Rclk to get to Admin mode with those certain programs. I'd rather keep with the 'security' angle of it. Windows 7 is a nice machine, just takes a little time to 'adjust'... I like it, so far. (XP Pro, Media Center Edition -- Admin as home hobbyist, heh-heh.) Sorry to see so many others with those sticky little problems, esp. boot, BCD store, etc.There are 10 kinds of people in this world - those who know binary and those who don't...