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We had a problem today in the office with a new laptop that is running windows vista.
Whenever we tried “ipconfig /release” or “ipconfig /renew” - we would get an error “The requested operation requires elevation”.
We finally found the solution, instead of simply opening a command prompt like before, we now need to run the command prompt as administrator.
To do this, all you need to do is go to:
All Programs > Accessories > right click Command Prompt and click Run as administrator!
I hope this helps you !
#1 by Vick at April 29th, 2010
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I am getting “The requested operation requires elevation” on Win Vista, have been trying to sort this out for one of my customers but no joy. Can you help me ?
#2 by Tom Doyle at April 29th, 2010
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Have you read the article Vick ???
#3 by Ven at July 31st, 2010
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The steps provided does not work. It provides ‘requires elevation’ even when you do:
All Programs > Accessories > right click Command Prompt and click Run (as administrator).
Do you test your solution before you post?
#4 by Tom Doyle at August 3rd, 2010
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Hi Ven
Thanks for stopping by – of course it has been tested. If it’s not working for you, you are clearly doing something wrong.
Tom
#5 by hot metal jack balls at August 25th, 2010
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tom is an asshole.