Running program as the system account: The command "at xx:xx /interactive cmd.exe" (where the xx:xx is the time two minutes in the future from the displayed system time) will open a CMD window labeled svchost.exe at that time, logged on as the SYSTEM account. From this command prompt you can launch almost any program by typing or pasting its full TARGET PATH. Any program selected will run as the SYSTEM account and, as such, have far greater permissions and power. EXAMPLE - To schedule a task or program to run: 1. At the command prompt type: "at 19:30 /interactive cmd.exe" (without quotes) It should look like this: C:\>at 19:30 /interactive cmd.exe 2. Press enter (and directly below this line you should receive): Added a new job ID = 1 (or 2 if there is another command pending) It should look like this: C:\>at 19:30 /interactive cmd.exe Added a new job ID = 1 (or 2 if there is another command pending) 3. Close the command prompt and after a couple minutes if you are using Winpatrol, Scotty will alert you that a new task has been added. When opening Scheduled Tasks in Win Patrol there will be an At1 entry identifying the program and scheduled run time. The command can be removed from Scheduled Tasks by Win Patrol. 4. Wait until the new command window appears (starts) at the scheduled time and you will notice that it says C:\Windows\System32\scvhost.exe at the top and the command prompt says: Microsoft Windows XP (Version 5.1.2600) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Windows\system32> (You are now logged onto the SYSTEM account.) 5. In the Start Menu or right-click on the icon for the program you want to run and left-click on properties. 6. Highlight the text within the Target box on the Shortcut tab and press ctrl-c to copy or right-click and select copy. 7. Go back to the svchost.exe window and right-click on the small prompt icon in the upper left hand corner to the left of C:\Windows\System32\scvhost.exe. 8. From the drop down box choose EDIT > PASTE (the full target path) or simply right-click and paste the path next to the command prompt line C:\Windows\system32> It should look like this: C:\Windows\system32>"C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" C:\Windows\system32> 9. Press enter and Spybot (or any other selected program) will run; but, with the difference that you will be running it as SYSTEM function. NOTE: Also Typing taskmgr will run the task manager; regedt32 will run the registry editor; though for some reason explorer still runs as your user account. If you know your commands, any of these will also work and, if you know the explicit entry to run for any of your programs, you don't have to use the copy and paste method.