Manual - How to gain Admin privileges on XP

[Javier]

This method works really fine, useful if you can't access to windows explorer or internet explorer in a XP PC.
Open a cmd prompt and type: at (24 time+1min ahead of real time) /interactive "cmd.exe" .
The Command should look like this: at 15:25 /interactive "cmd.exe"complete the command.
At the time you specified a second cmd prompt will open this one is svchostcmd32 or a "root shell" leave this open.
Open the task manager. In the task manager kill "EXPLORER.EXE"
The screen will blank except your cmd shell's will still be there.
In the root shell type explorer.exe
Explorer starts like its the first time you booted this copy of Windows and try's to give you the tour of X.P.
Now look at the start menu, The User name shown at the top should be displayed as "System" [ That's the best part!]
You now have the window manager "Explorer.exe" running with root privileges.
(Don't put "windows" folder in trashcan for god's sake;)

* CODE SAMPLE in red: at 15:25 /interactive "cmd.exe"
Wait for your "/" shell to open at the given 24 hour time.
(15:25 represents 24 hour time for 1 minuet ahead of YOUR current time.)
kill explorer.exe via task manager.
Then in the new "/" shell type explorer.exe


There is two ways more to spawn a command shell when cmd is locked down.

1) Open a text file write "command.com" save it as "CMD.bat" opening this will spawn a shell.


2) In Windows Calculator go to help\help topics\ hit the ? on the top of the window and "jump to url"

* then enter file:///c:/windows/system32/cmd.exe this will spawn a cmd shell.