Posts Tagged ‘runas’

View Open Handles to a File or Folder From the Context Menu

Have you come across file in use or similar errors when deleting a file or folder, or when clearing the contents of the %TEMP% folder at some time? Ever wondered which program has a particular file or folder open?

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Adding the Run as Administrator Option for .VBS and .JS Files

By default, Windows Vista does not include the Run as Administrator option in the context menu for Vbscript (.vbs) and JScript (.JS) files. Here is how to add the Run as Administrator option to the context menu.

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Add “Edit HOSTS File” Option in the Context Menu

The HOSTS file, originally introduced to resolve host names to IP addresses, is also an effective tool to block Malware. To modify the HOSTS file in Windows Vista, you need to elevate Notepad.exe or any other text editor which you use. Otherwise you’ll see the following error when trying to save the HOSTS file:

Cannot create the C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file.

Make sure that the path and the file name are correct.

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Register DLLs Elevated Using the Context Menu in Windows Vista

There are tips available on the Web on how to add the Register and Unregister commands in the context menu for DLL and OCX file types. The option is quite handy, instead of us having to manually type the regsvr32.exe command line. But what if you’re using Windows Vista? (more…)