To open command prompt with administrator privileges by right clicking on a directory in windows explorer: copy the following text and save it in a file with extension .reg. Then right click it and select merge.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@=”Open Admin Command prompt Here”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@=”cmd.exe /s /k pushd \”%V\”"
Similarly if you need to open Visiual Studio 2008 command prompt with elevated permissions in Vista use this to create the registry file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@=”Elevated VS 2008 Command Prompt”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@=”cmd.exe /s /k pushd \”%V\” && \”C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools\vsvars32.bat\”"
