Run Command Line Prompt as Administrator in Windows Vista

Sometimes you want to perform a task that requires an Administrator command line prompt, so how do you get to the Administrator command line prompt? A regular user command line prompt looks like this:

Now here is an example of an Administrator command line prompt. Not how it says Administrator in the top left, and instead the operating from the User directory, the Administrator window operates from the system32 directory.

There are two ways to load the Administrator command line prompt window.

1) Type cmd into the start menu search box, and then press the shortcut keys Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

2) Click the Windows Logo Icon in the bottom left corner, then All Programs –> Accessories –> right-click on Command Prompt –> left-click on Run as Administrator