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Why Windows sucks another time…

C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\prokop.UFO.000\Desktop>type "office-update.cmd"
@echo off
REM Filename: office-update.cmd
REM Purpose:  run office-update as root/administrator
REM Author: Michael Prokop / www.michael-prokop.at / www.grml.org
REM Latest change: Mo Apr 19 00  2004
REM #####################################################################################
ECHO Starting office-update as Administrator
runas /profile /user:%COMPUTERNAME%\Administrator "C:\Programme\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE \
http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/"
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\prokop.UFO.000\Desktop>

Yes – this should work. Should. Because it does not work – the following line is the content of the address-bar:

http://explorer/IEXPLORE.EXE%20http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/

It really sucks!

One Response to “Why Windows sucks another time…”

  1. Luke Says:

    Try

    “”C:ProgrammeInternet ExplorerIEXPLORE.EXE”
    http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/

    or something like that