Florin Lazar - Consistency Checkpoint : Microsoft Windows

How to run Windows Explorer as a different user (so I can do admin work)

florinlazar — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 11:56:00 GMT

As you probably know from my old posts, I log into my Windows computers with a normal user account (I’m not an Administrator and I’m not a Power User).

I recently came across a nice switch for Windows Explorer: “/separate”. It allows me to run Windows Explorer in a separate process using different credentials, in my case, admin credentials.

I knew about the “Launch folder windows in a separate process” option in Tools\Folder Options\View that is described by Aaron at http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2004/07/07/175488.aspx

But I didn’t want all my Explorer windows to run in separate processes. All I wanted was the option to run one instance with admin credentials and /separate does that for me.

All I have to do now is:
“runas /user:myComputer\administrator "explorer /separate"”

What do you want to know about transactions?

florinlazar — Sun, 08 May 2005 00:02:00 GMT

Please don't hesitate to send me your suggestions or questions or topics you would like to be discussed in this blog. You can post a comment to this post or use http://blogs.msdn.com/florinlazar/contact.aspx to let me know. I'll prioritize the list and cover as much as I can.

MSDN Product Feedback Center

florinlazar — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:04:00 GMT

You've found a bug in a Microsoft product, and you don't know where to report it? Use MSDN Product Feedback Center http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/default.aspx to submit it. You can collaborate with Microsoft developers, MVPs, and beta testers to identify problems and workarounds, and then track feedback online. You also get notifications of changes and fixes.

MSDTC and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate

florinlazar — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 04:41:00 GMT

The Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate is available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.mspx

The MSDTC changes are similar to the ones described at http://blogs.msdn.com/florinlazar/archive/2004/06/18/159127.aspx

In addition we have a new interface called IDtcNetworkAccessConfig2 that allows the management of the new configuration settings: inbound/outbound network access and the authentication level.

If you have questions or feedback about this Service Pack, you can post at the dedicated newsgroup: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/servicepack/newsgroup.mspx

Please try it out, we appreciate any feedback. Thanks!

Windows Server Roadmap

florinlazar — Sat, 29 May 2004 06:35:00 GMT

Bob Muglia presents the Windows Server roadmap: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/muglia_winserver.asp. He also mentions Indigo twice.

The History of... Microsoft Windows

florinlazar — Sat, 13 Dec 2003 01:09:00 GMT

I always enjoyed reading history. I like to see how things evolved. Sometimes there are funny stories, sometimes there are sad stories. But there is always something to learn from history. It is sad we don't have the time and physical capacity to learn the entire history of humanity. Now I wonder: oh really, what if we could do that? Would we be smarter in that case? Would this world be a better place? Or maybe there are things hidden in the history that we better don't ever learn about them.

Sorry I got lost – what about the title of this posting?! I came across this [ http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/category/2282.aspx ] little piece of history about Microsoft Windows and I wanted to thank Raymond for sharing. Nice!

[Updated Jun 20, 2004]