Re: Cannot run "Contig" (defrag tool) as Admin on Vista

You seem to be saying that it is necessary to use "run as administrator"
eventhough the account being used is an Administrator. Is my understanding
correct? If so then it sure helps to know that it can make a difference to
do that. It is not logical of course.

I am sorry if I am hijacking this thread, but I think my question is
relevant and useful. I have a similar problem that I am researching. I will
create a new thread if I don't get my specific problem(s) is (are) not
solved.


"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi Neil,
>
> Click start, type CMD and right click the entry that appears in the start
> menu. Choose "run as administrator". Run contig from this elevated prompt.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
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>
> "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:fDo5l.18113$hr3.12995@newsfe01.iad...

>>I have a Vista Ultimate on my system. I want to defrag some specific
>> directories/files, so I have downloaded "Contig" (sysinternals toolset)
>> from the Microsoft site. When I try to run this tool as normal user I
>> got "Access Denied" message. I have logged in as the System
>> Administrator and got the same "Access Denied" message.
>>
>> How can I run the "Contig" tool on Vista? What are the proper settings?
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> NJ

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