how to remove the text “Administrator:” from the cmd window?

Question

Although a near identical question was asked, the answer won't work (for me at least) with my Vista system.

I am using an elevated prompt to run a batch file. Since the batch file takes awhile to run through, I want to update the "title" with progress updates.

Using the "title" command updates the text after the "Administrator:" but because of the "Administrator:" text, you cannot read it... example: "Admnistrator: Tes..." instead of "Testing 1-2-3"

How can I remove the "Administrator:" text completely (while still using an elevated prompt)?

THANKS!

Answer 1

If you start your shell using RUNAS then "Administrator" doesn't appear in the title and using TITLE completely replaces the one that is displayed.

c:\> RUNAS /user:computer\adminuser cmd

Or you can create a shortcut using that line.