Tip of the Week: Run as Administrator in Vista

Windows Vista is clearly a much more secure operating system than Windows XP but with higher levels of security come more roadblocks when you want to make changes to your system.

One of the most common frustrations for folks new to the administration of a Vista system is, by default, many profiles aren't allowed to install system changing programs unless they are the adminstrator.

Rather than logging off as your current user and logging back in as the administrator, you can simply right-click on the install program and tell it to 'Run as Administrator' (if you are in a limited user profile, you will be required to type in the credentials for the Administrator account.)