>> Under Unix, you can type a shell command and end it with "&" (IIRC), 
>> and it runs in the background. Is there any way of doing this under 
>> Windows?
> 
> As far as I know there is no way to run several concurrent processes in 
> a single command window, but you can use the "start" command to give the 
> new process its own window.

This is what I was looking for. Thanks.

>> Also, Unix as "sudo". Does Windows have anything similar?
> 
> Yes, "runas".

OK, I'll give that a try.

>> (I just discovered that on Vista, you can't install Haskell packages 
>> because the installer doesn't have permission to write the files. But 
>> how the hell do you *give* it permission??)
> 
> Right-click the installer and select "Run as administrator".

Hmm. I'd have to compile the installer first. (Usually you just run the 
installation program through the Haskell interpretter...)

Presumably I can use runas to give myself a command prompt with admin 
access. (?)

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