Run network executable in DOS

I troubleshoot some PCs using XP remote assistance and users don't have admin rights.

I usually install network files with "Run as" and login as admin, but sometimes I don't get the option to "run as". So instead, I run cmd.exe as admin. But in commnd prompt how can I point to an executable file (on network) I want to run?

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wastedtime

I just would map it with the "net use" command. Then when done I unmap it.

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Devilsbane

You can either use net use and map it as a drive so that you can refer to it by a letter like r:

or you can use [URL="file://\\server1\sharedfolder\program.exe"]\\server1\sharedfolder\program.exe[/URL] to refer to the network location.

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