dealing uap within command prompt

Hi, What's the standard practice in dealing with User Account Protection withing cmd.exe? For example, When I run ipconfig /flushdns, the OS responds, "The requested operation requires elevation."
I know I can do a runas command, but I also know that the administrator account is disabled by default, so its not like I can do this unless the PC is properly configured away from the default settings.
Does anyone have any suggestions??
Thanks,

Hello,
Here's what I do:
- Click Start - Type cmd - Right-click cmd when it appears under programs - Click Run As Administrator
This will cause the UAC prompt to appear and run the command prompt with full administrative rights.
I don't think there's a way to initiate an elevation directly from the command prompt ... I think, for now at least, you have to do it from the shell.
- JB

Yeah, I know I can do that (along with the runas command), but the administrator account is disabled by default. It'd be nice if there was a way to do this via command prompt, or if it would prompt you at that point. I can forsee many different situations where I want to use administrative privilages within the command prompt, but I would not want to do it under any other account.
Hopefully Microsoft will resolve this issue at some point (or I will find out a solution that already exists)
Thanks for the answer though! Have a Happy Fourth of July!
-Mike
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Hello,
Here's what I do:
- Click Start - Type cmd - Right-click cmd when it appears under programs - Click Run As Administrator
This will cause the UAC prompt to appear and run the command prompt with full administrative rights.
I don't think there's a way to initiate an elevation directly from the command prompt ... I think, for now at least, you have to do it from the shell.
- JB

Hello,
If you are running as an administrative user (any user in the administrators group), clicking "Run As Administrator" will invoke those administrator privledges by displaying the UAC permission dialog (the same screen that appears when you click on buttons in the control panel with the windows shield next to them).
If you are running as a normal user, a dialog will appear asking for a password for any user who is a member of the administrators group.
This works even if the administrator account is disabled, as long as there is at least 1 user who is a member of the administrators group.
Please try this and see what I mean, it works fine without administrator being enabled, and I believe this behavior is different than the runas command :)
- JB