Run didn't help either. I was able to recover the system by restoring an old restore point. I had to boot from the install DVD to do it because elevation wasn't working but the system is back up.
Running 'regedit' in the seach box does the same thing and it too doesn't work currently. I suspect the only solution is to go back to a prior restore point and hope that fixes the problem.
I need some help. I'm unable to elevate on Windows 7 RC. When I click on a shield icon nothing happens. If I run a command line tool such as 'regedit' that requires elevation from a command prompt it displays a message box that reads "The system could not find the environment option that was...