How can I REALLY be an Administrator?

[TruthIs1]

In Vista, I only have one account set up so I am an administrator. I hate having to right click on certain programs to get them to run as an administrator when I already am one. Is there a way around this?

[Paul Komski]

Not quite the same thing as RClick and run as administrator but perhaps it is covered by the same setting.

Windows Vista Tip: Disable annoying "Need your permission to continue-" prompts (http://lifehacker.com/software/vista/windows-vista-tip--disable-annoying-need-your-permission-to-continue-prompts-230866.php)

[saphalline]

You can't. M$ locked this out with Vista (and W7).

Security feature, mostly. It's silly to run a Windows system as the actual administrator; similar to running a *NIX system as root all the time.

However, in the world of *NIX, you can often run the system as root regardless of how stupid it is. :p Not so with Vista (and W7). M$ made that decision for you. It is their decision to make, of course, but still annoying.

So far, I have been doing the ol' right-click-as-administrator thingie on my gaming rig. Annoying, but far more usable than trying to get all my games to run in Wine.

[Paul Komski]

To configure this setting on Windows Vista Business and Ultimate, you can use the Local Security Policy configuration (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-user-account-controluac-for-administrators-only/)

Alternatively make a shortcut with admin privileges (http://www.geekswhoknow.com/articles/windows_vista_run_as_administrator.htm).

As for the run box (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/run-a-command-as-administrator-from-the-windows-vista-run-box/)

[TruthIs1]

Thank You for the tips. They help a lot.