adding a subkey to registry in W2K SP4

[canoe414]

Yeah I know this ng is for xp but the question might be equally valid
for this newer OS...

I'm having some trouble adding a subkey to an existing key in my
registry using regedit.

As of now the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers
shows only one subkey, the (default)

I need to add a subkey named VDD with a type of REG_MULTI_SZ and a
blank value.

I've tried selecting the key by
single-left-clicking/single-right-clicking/choosing New
--but--
this creates a new key -under- .......\VirtualDeviceDrivers NOT a
new subkey within
......\VirtualDeviceDrivers .

And even if I try to modify the new key I can't get it to take a type
of REG_MULTI_SZ .

So what's the trick?

TIA,

Steve

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Yeah I know this ng is for xp but the question might be equally valid
for this newer OS...

This is incorrect. The operation you attempt is different
on Win2000 PCs, hence posting in windows2000.general
is your best course of action.