Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator (XP Prof)

Greetings, mvla!
   Check for virus and adware

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or

Adaware
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Best wishes, war1

I would go the backroute and log on as admin as devoted2christ said then go to www.voodoofiles.com and do a search for xteq.  Download the xteq file tweak tool and turn on registry edit capability.  I will post again with specific details but have to check myself to see if it is possible.  I am pretty sure it was a option.

Ah found it do this Xteq folder open system/security/disabled options/enable regedit

You could try unlocking the registry with this reg file: Just log on as administrator.


+++++++++++ Cut below +++++++++++++++++++

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000


+++++++++++ Cut Above and Save in Notepad as a .REG FILE +++++++++++

Change "DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000001

GEM

Download this Lite version of this registry editor and find the following key and change the DWORD value to a 0
http://www.resplendence.com/reglite

You open it then run a search for "    DisableRegistryTools   " and change the 1 to a 0 anywhere you find it.
 
 

find the regedt32.exe file and check the security permissions.  You can take ownership as administrator.

Gem that needs to be a "0" like your reg file example. A 1 disables registry editing. The key can be deleted since by default it don't exist.

Updated, Although the HKLM key never locks me out it may other "users"
so I added it also.


'Enable Registry Editing
'© Veegertx - 06/27/2003
'This code may be freely distributed/modified
On Error Resume Next
'Prevents errors from values that don't exist
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'Delete DisableRegistryTools registry values

WshShell.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools"

'display message
Message = "You should have access to Regedit now"

X = MsgBox(Message, vbOKOnly, "Done")
Set WshShell = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing

so that will enable the registry editor and delete that option?

It deletes the key thats keeping you out of the registry. You need to have scripting installed and  enabled.

Veegertx,

Brilliant. A true lifesaver!

I've had to use this script twice in the past few weeks due to $(!&$ spyware, grrrrrrrrr.

Now if I could only figure out what pages it is that is doing this...

Kenman

Theres a way to lock it down so it can't be changed. I will look it up and post later.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/WinXP/Q_20946362.html

:)

'Enable Disable Homepage Change.vbs
Now on this link http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/WinXP/Q_20946362.html

Thanks a lot guys! I really dunno how to thank you all again except saying a big THANK YOU! ^^

I have been facing the same problem as "mvla", but after downloading the freeware registry editor from http://www.resplendence.com/reglite as stated by "Veegertx", the freeware program let me access my registry again and best of all, it let me changed back the "DisableRegistryTools" value to 0, now all the problem solved, thanks a million and have a nice day~! ^O^

thank you all. i too had a similar problem and fixed it thanks to u all. spl mention for true_weltall for the reglite suggession

fc

Just click on Start-->Run--> copy "REG add HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System /v DisableCMD /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" and press enter

Now you will be able to run regedit.

That's IT

Thanks