Accessing Virtual Server via Internet Explorer in Windows Vista implied that IE had to run as administrator. But there is a way around that as Ben Armstrong, Program Manager on the Virtual machine team at Microsoft revealed on the Virtual PC Guy's WebLog. "For a while now we've been telling people that in order to access the Virtual Server web site when it is running on Windows Vista they need to run IE "as administrator". "Needless to say most people are not happy with this," stated Armstrong.

First off, user accounts have to be granted administrative privileges for Virtual Server. "To do this select Server Properties from the Virtual Server section of the navigation pane on the Virtual Server web site (you will need to run IE "as administrator" in order to do this). Then select Virtual Server security, Add entry, and create a new entry for your user account with full control. You need to do this because the UAC feature of Windows Vista stops Virtual Server from being able to detect that you're a member of the administrators group, unless you're running IE "as administrator"," explained Armstrong.

The second step involves adding the URL for the Virtual Server website to the trusted sites via the tools menu in Internet Explorer. "You should now be able to open up the Virtual Server administrative website using the icon in the start menu, without needing to run the process "as administrator"," concluded Armstrong.