opening a file with admin priviliges in windows

There is a file context.xml in the path :

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache Tomcat 7.0.22\conf\context.xml

I have to edit this file. But i am unable to do so.When i try to save the edits (ctrl+s) , I get a message Access Denied . How can i open these type of files with admin privilege ?

To run any type of software that needs admin privilege,i just click run as administrator. What do i do in this case ?

NOTE : I am the admin on my computer

NOTE : Answer me in context to Windows 7

Suhail Gupta

Posted 2012-07-16T15:03:45.710

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I don't know how to do this. But what I do is open the editor as administrator. – fmanco – 2012-07-16T15:08:41.067

@criziot this is it ! – Suhail Gupta – 2012-07-16T15:12:08.260

As it works for you I posted it as an answer. – fmanco – 2012-07-16T15:23:03.457

Are you sure it's not read only (look in properties)? Also, who has ownership of the file? – Dave – 2012-07-16T15:08:30.650

Answers

I don't know how to do that directly. But, as a workaround, you can open you editor with admin priviledges (with run as administrator) and then open the file you want to edit from the editor.

fmanco

Posted 2012-07-16T15:03:45.710

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AFAIK there is no other way. You can not start an application associated with a file with admin permissions directly. – Robert – 2012-07-16T15:24:32.973

@Robert I also think that's true. But as I'm not a Windows user I couldn't say it for sure. Thanks. – fmanco – 2012-07-16T15:27:11.067

Hold down Shift and right click on the file you want to open and then press Run as Admin

Willl

Posted 2012-07-16T15:03:45.710

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i don't see run as admin option – Suhail Gupta – 2012-07-16T17:26:34.443