RegEdit32 does not give me full access

Just installed the service pack 4 to my Win2000
Professional. Trying to install an external DVD burner
with horrendous results; it will install but when I
try to use any features it gives me a "bus reset" error
and it uninstalls from device mgr but NOT from the
registry! Needed to edit registry current control set and
unable to do so. I AM able to edit software keys in
regedit32 but not system. I checked other registry posts
especially wonderful info from Dave Patrick re looking at
entries in Group Policy, etc. Am operating a single
desktop computer -- new 2.4Ghz Pentium4 with Win2000
Professional. I am the Administrator and gave myself full
privileges as user also but unable to edit parts of
registry even under Administrator. When a key cannot be
deleted it says "unable to delete; the key does not give
you delete access." I did the *.reg merge Mr. Patrick
suggested and checked that the group policy adm template
said
"User Config\Admin Templates\System\Prevent Access To
registry Editing Tools
= "Not Configured"

Help, please! Am fairly new to Win2000 Professional so
may be missing something everyone else knows about!
Sincerely, BJ Vreeman

You can use regedt32.exe to take ownership of the subkey.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

"BJ Vreeman" wrote:
> Just installed the service pack 4 to my Win2000
> Professional. Trying to install an external DVD burner
> with horrendous results; it will install but when I
> try to use any features it gives me a "bus reset" error
> and it uninstalls from device mgr but NOT from the
> registry! Needed to edit registry current control set and
> unable to do so. I AM able to edit software keys in
> regedit32 but not system. I checked other registry posts
> especially wonderful info from Dave Patrick re looking at
> entries in Group Policy, etc. Am operating a single
> desktop computer -- new 2.4Ghz Pentium4 with Win2000
> Professional. I am the Administrator and gave myself full
> privileges as user also but unable to edit parts of
> registry even under Administrator. When a key cannot be
> deleted it says "unable to delete; the key does not give
> you delete access." I did the *.reg merge Mr. Patrick
> suggested and checked that the group policy adm template
> said
> "User Config\Admin Templates\System\Prevent Access To
> registry Editing Tools
> = "Not Configured"
>
> Help, please! Am fairly new to Win2000 Professional so
> may be missing something everyone else knows about!
> Sincerely, BJ Vreeman
>
>