Re: Being logged on as admin and user at the same time (in XP)?

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 01/07/05

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    Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:39:57 -0700

    "Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
    news:edgMAyC9EHA.3920@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    > "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
    > news:ubFWNWA9EHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
    > > FYI Due to the single-instance hooks of Explorer it is
    > > impossible to RunAs the Explorer app; so Explorer is
    > > always the account used for initial login.
    > >
    >
    > No, that was what I was describing, i.e., the issue
    > you mention and the work-around for it:
    >
    > (Optionally RunAs this) Open command prompt
    > Stop (using taskkill or taskmgr) Explorer
    > Runas Explorer
    >
    > When you do this the instance of Explorer is NEW
    > and so you get the RunAs context.
    >
    > I actually do it the Optional way where my CMD
    > prompt is RunAs then anything I start from there will
    > be in that context (assuming it is a new instance.)
    >
    > --
    > Herb Martin
    >

    Interesting Herb, I really did miss your point.
    While I have used taskmgr before to kill off,
    and/or respawn Explorer, it had never occurred
    to me to try this route to get Explorer running in
    alt security context.
    I commonly will have a cmd window open in the
    alt context and use it to launch whatever it is that
    I next need. However, never having been logged
    in as X but having Explorer running as Y, I am now
    sitting here thinking about its issues and just how it
    would actually play out. Guess I have some new
    experiences ahead :-) 

    -- 
ra
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