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To run Internet Explorer as with limited-user privileges use this command: psexec -l -d "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"

anticipated problems and there are a number of issues you should be aware of. The credentials are not tied to any one shortcut; once the credentials have been saved they can be used to start any app. While the password is securely encrypted with a user-specific key, it will still be decrypted in the user’s security context and briefly exposed. And the /savecred option is not available on Windows XP Home Edition. Benefits: With this approach, you are able to avoid always running everything as admin. Unfortunately, that’s about the only benefit for this one. Drawbacks: Running an application with elevated privileges is much riskier than any of the other options I’ve already described. It’s very difficult to defend a system against a malicious user or a malicious app when there’s an application running as admin. H

Aaron Margosis' "Non-Admin" WebLog

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