How to run vbs as administrator from vbs?

Question

Can anyone help me with running vbs from itself but with administrator rights? I need rename computer with Windows 8 via VBScript, but it's possible only if I run my script through administrator command line (CMD → Run as Administrator → runScript.vbs). If I start script with classic CMD the computer isn't renamed.

My idea is I start script with user rights, without parameters and if there is no parameter, the script re-runs itself with admin rights and with parameter as identificator "I'm admin".

Does anyone know how I can do this?

Edit:

I tried this:

If WScript.Arguments.Count = 0 Then
    Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
    objShell.ShellExecute "wscript.exe", "c:\Users\admin\Documents\selfConfigure.vbs -1", "", runas", 1
End If

Solution 1

If UAC is enabled on the computer, something like this should work:

If Not WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("elevate") Then
  CreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute WScript.FullName _
    , """" & WScript.ScriptFullName & """ /elevate", "", "runas", 1
  WScript.Quit
End If

'actual code

Solution 2

Add this to the beginning of your file:

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
If WScript.Arguments.Length = 0 Then
  Set ObjShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
  ObjShell.ShellExecute "wscript.exe" _
    , """" & WScript.ScriptFullName & """ RunAsAdministrator", , "runas", 1
  WScript.Quit
End if

Solution 3

Nice article for elevation options - http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010269

Configuring Applications to Always Request Elevated Rights:

Programs can be configured to always request elevation on the user level via registry settings under HKCU. These registry settings are effective on the fly, so they can be set immediately prior to launching a particular application and even removed as soon as the application is launched, if so desired. Simply create a "String Value" under "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" for the full path to an executable with a value of "RUN AS ADMIN". Below is an example for CMD.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_Current_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers]
"c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe"="RUNASADMIN"

Solution 4

fun lil batch file

@set E=ECHO &set S=SET &set CS=CScript //T:3 //nologo %~n0.vbs /REALTIME^>nul^& timeout 1 /NOBREAK^>nul^& del /Q %~n0.vbs&CLS
@%E%off&color 4a&title %~n0&%S%CX=CLS^&EXIT&%S%BS=^>%~n0.vbs&%S%G=GOTO &%S%H=shell&AT>NUL
IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
    %G%2
) ELSE (
    if not "%minimized%"=="" %G%1
)
%S%minimized=true & start /min cmd /C "%~dpnx0"&%CX%
:1
%E%%S%%H%=CreateObject("%H%.Application"):%H%.%H%Execute "%~dpnx0",,"%CD%", "runas", 1:%S%%H%=nothing%BS%&%CS%&%CX%
:2
%E%%~dpnx0 fvcLing admin mode look up&wmic process where name="cmd.exe" CALL setpriority "realtime"& timeout 3 /NOBREAK>nul
:3
%E%x=msgbox("end of line" ,48, "%~n0")%BS%&%CS%&%CX%

Solution 5

`My vbs file path :

D:\QTP Practice\Driver\Testany.vbs'

objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")

objShell.ShellExecute "cmd.exe","/k echo test", "", "runas", 1

set x=createobject("wscript.shell")

wscript.sleep(2000)

x.sendkeys "CD\"&"{ENTER}"&"cd D:"&"{ENTER}"&"cd "&"QTP Practice\Driver"&"{ENTER}"&"Testany.vbs"&"{ENTER}"

--from google search and some tuning, working for me

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