runas.exe and explorer win2k

[regisp]

hello gurus,

after a full day trying to find how to do this trick, i come here and ask for help

1) what i want :

a user with user right is logged on its computer (there is a lot of security)

i need to to log on to the pc without logging off the current user and use admin rights to make some work

2)what i have done

change HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced registry subkey's SeparateProcess REG_DWORD value to 1

kill the explorer process

runas.exe /user:user explorer.exe (i have a vbs script for the password windows)

3)what is wrong ?

when running the au3 script, explorer window doesnt appear.

if i launch the runas command from the taskman, this work

if i launch a cmd from taskman and launch the vbs script for the runas command, this work

everything work fine when launch separately (meaning using the taskman)

hope this is clear for you, if more info are neede dont hesitate to communicate

nb: win2k

thx in advance for all valuable help

[DW1]

post your code

[ChrisL]

This launches itself as admin if it is not already

If Not IsAdmin() Then
    RunAsSet('USER', @Computername, 'PASSWORD')
    If @compiled then 
        Run(@ScriptFullPath, @WorkingDir)
    Else
        Run('"' & @AutoItExe & '"' & ' "' & @ScriptFullPath & '"', @WorkingDir)
    EndIf
    
    Exit
EndIf


;Main code goes here
Msgbox(0,"","I'm admin")

Edited July 19, 2007 by ChrisL

[regisp]

hi,

i'm not sure i've explain really well my problem

1) the user x autologon with user rights

2)security scheme is applied (no regedit, no usb storage, no cdrom, no control panel......)

I want to (as an admin) to manage this pc but without logoff

there is a way to do this by killing the explorer process and relaunch it with runas command

manually i start the taskman, find explorer, kill it and then execute via taskman the following "runas.exe /profile /user:admin explorer.exe

after giving the pwd everything is fine

i use this method because it seems to be the only one wich permit to have total control over the pc without logoff the current logged user

i start to try to do it in autoit but i'm always stuck with the the reopen of the explorer (i doesnt launch)

if someone can help i should be grateful

remenber : i only want to launch explorer (all other programs seems to work very well with runas(microsoft) or runasset(autoit)

once again, i relly count on your help

[ChrisL]

The script I posted above launches itself by the logon credentials you supply in the top bit.

If you were to run an executable or edit the registry at the point I put main code goes here it would be executed as the user name and password specified in the RunAsSet('USER', @Computername, 'PASSWORD') section of the script.

Weather this does what you want or not I don't know you'll have to try it

If Not IsAdmin() Then
    RunAsSet('USER', @Computername, 'PASSWORD')
    If @compiled then 
        Run(@ScriptFullPath, @WorkingDir)
    Else
        Run('"' & @AutoItExe & '"' & ' "' & @ScriptFullPath & '"', @WorkingDir)
    EndIf
    
    Exit
EndIf


;Main code goes here

Run("Explorer.exe")
;do whatever else you need to do here as admin

[pixels75]

The script I posted above launches itself by the logon credentials you supply in the top bit.

If you were to run an executable or edit the registry at the point I put main code goes here it would be executed as the user name and password specified in the RunAsSet('USER', @Computername, 'PASSWORD') section of the script.

Weather this does what you want or not I don't know you'll have to try it

If Not IsAdmin() Then
    RunAsSet('USER', @Computername, 'PASSWORD')
    If @compiled then 
        Run(@ScriptFullPath, @WorkingDir)
    Else
        Run('"' & @AutoItExe & '"' & ' "' & @ScriptFullPath & '"', @WorkingDir)
    EndIf
    
    Exit
EndIf
;Main code goes here

Run("Explorer.exe")
;do whatever else you need to do here as admin

Try

Run(@ComSpec & " /C explorer " & @WorkingDir & ",/separate")

It works for me !

[regisp]

thanx you, i will try these example in a few hours (its late in france)

keep informed

[pixels75]

thanx you, i will try these example in a few hours (its late in france)

keep informed

You're welcome.

I'm in France too

[enaiman]

Dude - you made a similar request - http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=49793 in another section and it was closed on the fly.

Thread reported!

... waiting for "click" ...

Edited July 20, 2007 by enaiman

[regisp]

ohohoh

i know now whay this is not working (so logical)

when i launch the script, i'm looking for the explorer process and kill it with pskill.

so my script is killed too

thats why im unable to launch a new explorer.exe with admin rights

is there a trick to bypass this ? (i try with a free software named runassvc but no much luck)

i REALLY need to make this working

counting once again on your skills

[mrbond007]

run explorer with the /s parameter

[regisp]

this may work but step 1 is not accomplished (avois the end of my script when killing explorer.exe)

still waiting.

[regisp]

do someone know the trick to restart explorer.exe after having killed it ?