258948 - Cmd.exe Shortcut Does Not Have Same "Run as" Behavior as Command Line: "SYMPTOMS
When you use the Run as command from a Microsoft default shortcut whose Start in value is set to '%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%' (a common default for shortcuts created by Windows 2000), the command does not work and generates a 'The directory name is invalid' error message. This can occur if the primary user's account has a home folder that is mapped from a server share, on which the secondary user (usually the local administrator) does not have privileges. "

Matt found this, either intuitively, or with the Google search I should have done. Now I can use WinXP to compmgmt.msc using my non-admin account, enter my admin account credentials, and manage any of the servers. This will save at least 4min per week, well under the time it has taken me to complete this blog entry. Indeed, what hath god wrought?