Run as Administrator doesn't work with explorer.exe with IE7 installed
I have checked that Run as Administrator doesnt work with explorer.exe since I have installed Internet Explorer 7 on my Windows XP SP2 system. I have used methods described in many guides but nothing seems to be working for me. Can anyone tell me how to do the same thing I did succesfully in the past with RunAs? Thanks.
Re: Run as Administrator doesn't work with explorer.exe with IE7 installed
I have figured out how to open the control panel through windows vista and IE7 now, by going to tools>Internet options>advanced and turning on - allow active content to run in files on my computer. Thus turning it more like IE 6 used to be.
However, when I do Run as Administrator it just opens and doesn't ask for the password. Anyone have any ideas how to rectify this?
Thanks.
Re: Run as Administrator doesn't work with explorer.exe with IE7 installed
Much easier solution than those posted here:
Windows has a hidden IE7 folder in its system root.
Go to run and type: c:\windows\ie7 (or replace 'windows' with your %systemroot%)
In that folder, you will find the old IE 6 executable (iexplorer.exe) that you will be able to use the RunAs function with.
It's saved me a lot of headaches when trying to do RunAs functions in SP3.
Re: Run as Administrator doesn't work with explorer.exe with IE7 installed
I tried this and worked just fine. Very helpful, thanks! Why hide the ie7 folder? NUTS
Re: Run as Administrator doesn't work with explorer.exe with IE7 installed
It rocks! Thank you! Best workaround of the year for me! ;o)