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Hello,<br />
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I am trying to read a registry key using the SQL server process. The SQL server is configured to run as the local system. When using the SQL server management studio and the following commands, I get these results. Should I try to run the SQL server under some other account?<br />
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<pre><code id="code-1280352">exec master.dbo.xp_regread 
        N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE',N'SOFTWARE\PH_application\IHS Default UOM',N'Weight'
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Hello,

I am trying to read a registry key using the SQL server process. The SQL server is configured to run as the local system. When using the SQL server management studio and the following commands, I get these results. Should I try to run the SQL server under some other account?



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