Comments on: Run A Process As NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM http://www.prashanthpai.com/blog/run-a-process-as-nt-authoritysystem/ PP writes Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:09:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cat http://www.prashanthpai.com/blog/run-a-process-as-nt-authoritysystem/#comment-678 Cat Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:54:31 +0000 http://www.prashanthpai.com/blog/?p=170#comment-678 Hi, thanks for your reply! Alas, nothing I did from the elevated command worked, but I finally took your suggestion regarding booting from the Windows Installation disk. I dug them out of a file cabinet (I was shocked I could find them!), booted to a c: prompt and was finally able to delete the files. It was the only thing that worked, thanks! Hi, thanks for your reply! Alas, nothing I did from the elevated command worked, but I finally took your suggestion regarding booting from the Windows Installation disk. I dug them out of a file cabinet (I was shocked I could find them!), booted to a c: prompt and was finally able to delete the files. It was the only thing that worked, thanks!

]]> By: Prashanth Pai http://www.prashanthpai.com/blog/run-a-process-as-nt-authoritysystem/#comment-651 Prashanth Pai Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:19:42 +0000 http://www.prashanthpai.com/blog/?p=170#comment-651 cd command will return c:\windows\system32 itself .... there is nothing wring with this output :) Try any of these : - try deleting those files from "elevated" command prompt using del command with /f switch. Check del/? for usage. - try directly deleting or doing the same as above from safe mode - Boot from any linux live CD and delete the files. cd command will return c:\windows\system32 itself …. there is nothing wring with this output :)

Try any of these :
- try deleting those files from “elevated” command prompt using del command with /f switch. Check del/? for usage.
- try directly deleting or doing the same as above from safe mode
- Boot from any linux live CD and delete the files.

]]> By: Cat http://www.prashanthpai.com/blog/run-a-process-as-nt-authoritysystem/#comment-649 Cat Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:59:36 +0000 http://www.prashanthpai.com/blog/?p=170#comment-649 Hello, I hope my note finds you doing well. I am running Windows XP SP3. I tried your tip here, to run a process as NT Authority\System, but I did not get the same result. I was able to successfully launch a new command prompt which had C:\WINDOWS\System32\scvhost.exe on top. However, when I typed cd at the prompt it merely returned c:\windows\system32 not NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. I used the command prompt to open Task Manager, deleted explorer.exe, and then ran explorer.exe again. My desktop and icons change and so I was supposedly running as "System." Alas, I am still unable to delete some pesky files and empty folders which Unlocker and WhoLockMe says are being locked by Domain: NT Authority, User: System. When I click on Start, it says SYSTEM right on top. However, when open Task Manager and click on the Users tab, my name appears and not SYSTEM. I am not sure where I went wrong. Any ideas? Kind regards, cheers, Cat Hello, I hope my note finds you doing well. I am running Windows XP SP3.

I tried your tip here, to run a process as NT Authority\System, but I did not get the same result. I was able to successfully launch a new command prompt which had C:\WINDOWS\System32\scvhost.exe on top. However, when I typed cd at the prompt it merely returned c:\windows\system32 not NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

I used the command prompt to open Task Manager, deleted explorer.exe, and then ran explorer.exe again. My desktop and icons change and so I was supposedly running as “System.” Alas, I am still unable to delete some pesky files and empty folders which Unlocker and WhoLockMe says are being locked by Domain: NT Authority, User: System.

When I click on Start, it says SYSTEM right on top. However, when open Task Manager and click on the Users tab, my name appears and not SYSTEM. I am not sure where I went wrong. Any ideas?

Kind regards, cheers,
Cat

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