Our organisation is comng from an XP Pro OS and making the jump directly to Windows 7. I am used to being able to right-click on any application shortcut or executable in order to access the RunAs command and pass additional user credentials for execution. I have found that in Windows 7, it only appears to be possible to use the RunAs command to select a single administrator account for execution. Is there another way to enter credentials for an account other than the Administrator? Another domain account that has administrative priviliges? For example, when access AD Users & Computers console, we use user accounts that do not match our daily accounts that we use for logging into our own computers and picking up emails etc. These administrator accounts use different usernames and have much higher priviliges on the domain. Has this question already been answered? If so, where....I can't find a solution in the forums... If it hasn't, please can someone help as it's stumping me?...

Hi,When I use the command prompt and ask for RUNAS.EXE it gives the following. Just try it. The following is from the french version, but the syntax is pretty straightforward.RUNAS [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/savecred | /netonly] ] /user:<Nom_utilisateur> programme RUNAS [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/savecred] ] /smartcard [/user:<Nom_utilisateur>] programme RUNAS /trustlevel:<niveau_approbation> programme /noprofile spcifie que le profil de l'utilisateur ne devrait pas tre charg. Cela permet le chargement plus rapide de l'application, mais peut provoquer le dysfonctionnement de certaines applications. /profile spcifie que le profil de l'utilisateur devrait tre charg. Il s'agit de l'option par dfaut. /env pour utiliser l'environnement en cours la place de celui de l'utilisateur. /netonly utiliser si les informations d'identification spcifies sont pour l'accs distance uniquement. /savecred pour utiliser les informations d'identification prcdemment sauvegardes par l'utilisateur. Cette option n'est pas disponible dans Windows7 dition Familiale ni Windowsdition Starter et sera ignore. /smartcard utiliser si les informations d'identification sont fournies partir d'une carte puce. /user <NomUtilisateur> sous la forme UTILISATEUR@DOMAINE ou DOMAINE\UTILISATEUR /showtrustlevels affiche les niveaux d'approbation qui peuvent tre utiliss comme arguments au /trustlevel. /trustlevel <Niveau> devrait tre un des niveaux numrs dans /showtrustlevels. program ligne de commande pour EXE. Voyez les exemples ci-dessous Exemples:> runas /noprofile /user:mymachine\administrator cmd> runas /profile /env /user:mydomain\admin "mmc %windir%\system32\dsa.msc"> runas /env /user:utilisateur@domaine.microsoft.com "notepad \"fichier.txt\"" Having said that, I agree that, whatever the strength of the algorythms used in the "run as administrator" command, the option to chose an identity from a (network)list should exist in the GUI.RegardsRem

Hi darfvader, Actually, you can run applications via another user account in Win 7. The feature is hidden in Win 7. Follow the steps below: Highlight the application you would like to run, press Shift, then right click the application, choose Run as different user. You will be prompted to input another account's user name and password. RegardsCecilia Zhou

Thanks Cecilia, I didn't know that one.RegardsRem

Cecilia, Thanks for that one - a frustratingly simple solution and one that I probably should've known - how often the solution is staring you in the face huh? Thanks again.

Glad to see that the information is helpful. This a new feature in Win 7. See the link here: Run as Different User Context Menu Option Is Inbuilt in Windows 7 Cecilia Zhou