Security Basics: Re: Alternative to Windows Explorer

["atarata () internode on net" <atarata () internode on net>]

You can start Windows Explorer with run as. All you have to
do is just create a shortcut on your desktop (pointing to
explorer.exe) and then go: SHIFT + right click the icon and
you can use run as.


> Dear List,
>
> we are trying to work out a policy, that every admin
> should be logged on to his client (WinXP-SP1) with a
> non-administrative account (smartcard logon) and start the
> programs for administrative tasks with the runas - command
> as admistrator. That works rather good, the account cannot
> access our fileservers and all the other things that can
> be compromised by a worm or virus.
> There's just one problem, you can't start windows explorer
> with runas. We use the internet explorer  (runas with the
> administrative account) for managing file servers, but
> this is rather bad (for example there is no automatic
> refresh). Is there an alternative to windows explorer with
> the same features? The few i found cannot access the
> network by typing UNC Paths, only with mapped drives -
> they are more useful for local usage.
>
> Best regards,
> Thomas
>
>
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