How can I get Administrator rights under Windows Vista or Windows 7?

On Windows Vista and Windows 7, Spybot-S&D might tell you that you are not authorized to perform some actions, since they require Administrator rights. You can solve this problem as follows:

1. Right-click the Spybot – Search & Destroy entry in your start menu, instead of just left-clicking to start it.
2. Choose Run as administrator from the context menu.

Running Spybot-S&D with administrator rights from Vista’s start menu

FAQ Category: 1.6 only, General Questions