A Windows XP tip

Sometimes we need to perform tasks to which the Windows Explorer provides a convenient UI, like deleting a file, under Administrator privilege (If you normally log into Windows with Administrator account, please stop reading this blog, for your knowledge about OS does not meet the prerequisite of its readers. You should spend your time running a virus scan program, because I am sure you are infected, or simply re-installing your OS). The odd thing is that neither "Run as..." right-click menu item nor the "runas" program works with explorer.exe. Explorer.exe, finding another instance of itself running, just silently terminates. However this is a roundabout for this problem. Think of it: which program shipped with Microsoft Windows can offer an exactly identical interface to the Explorer? Yes, it is the Internet Explorer. So the trick is: run the Internet Explorer as an administrator, and type, for instance, "C:" into its address bar. Now we have an "Explorer" running under another account.