DisableRegistryTools -- how to undo it? Can't use RegEdit!

[Jeffrey Wagar]

A recent virus added DisableRegistryTools=1 to HKey
Current User section and he cannot change certain program
settings that are normally written & saved in the
registry. I cannot run RegEdit or RegEdit32 to edit the
registry because this key has disable it. I don't want to
have to crate a new user and port all his applications &
settings to it if I can avoid it. Any suggestions? Both
McAfee and Norton offered a free download patch that
removed the virus and undid its alterations to the
registry, but missed this [crucial] setting.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Use the Group policy editor
%windir%\system32\gpedit.msc
User Config\Admin Templates\System\Prevent Access To registry Editing
Tools="Not Configured"

 

[crouchie1998]

Please e-mail me & I can send you the unlock registry
file. All you have to do then is run it, click Yes & then
click ok at the end. 2 Seconds tops.
Earlier today, I was coding my own program that creates
this exact file.

Its up-to-you. I can help if you trust me or otherwise,
sorry find someone else to help you.

 

[Mark Blain]

A recent virus added DisableRegistryTools=1 to HKey
Current User section and he cannot change certain program
settings that are normally written & saved in the
registry. I cannot run RegEdit or RegEdit32 to edit the
registry because this key has disable it. I don't want to
have to crate a new user and port all his applications &
settings to it if I can avoid it. Any suggestions? Both
McAfee and Norton offered a free download patch that
removed the virus and undid its alterations to the
registry, but missed this [crucial] setting.

Here are two solutions I found for you to investigate:

Log in as a different user to apply a fix that will load when the
original user logs in.
<http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=#$IK2QEsBHA.2432@tkmsftngp07>

Run a repair tool to fix the key.
<http://groups.google.com/[email protected]>

 

[RCastee]

Can you please email me this unlock registry file? I've
tried all other options and nothing is working so far.
THANKS!!

-----Original Message-----
Please e-mail me & I can send you the unlock registry
file. All you have to do then is run it, click Yes & then
click ok at the end. 2 Seconds tops.
Earlier today, I was coding my own program that creates
this exact file.

Its up-to-you. I can help if you trust me or otherwise,
sorry find someone else to help you.

-----Original Message-----
A recent virus added DisableRegistryTools=1 to HKey
Current User section and he cannot change certain program
settings that are normally written & saved in the
registry. I cannot run RegEdit or RegEdit32 to edit the
registry because this key has disable it. I don't want to
have to crate a new user and port all his applications &
settings to it if I can avoid it. Any suggestions? Both
McAfee and Norton offered a free download patch that
removed the virus and undid its alterations to the
registry, but missed this [crucial] setting.
.

.

 

[Robert Strom]

Try this script


BEGIN Script
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

@echo off

GOTO BEGIN

Enable Registry Editing

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

The following registry value:

Value Name: DisableReistryTools
Data Type: REG_DWORD -Boolean
Value Data Range: 0, 1 (False, True) Default: 0 (False)

This script requires the Windows 2000 Support Tools Utility REG.EXE
The Windows 2000 Support Tools are included on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM
in the \Support\Tools directory - Run SETUP.EXE from this directory to
install this useful tool and others

This script will Enable (Off / False - default setting) the Windows 2000
Registry Editing Tools


:BEGIN

REG ADD
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
/v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
END Script

The actual REG command will probably wrap in this post. The line begins with
REG ADD and ends with /d 0 /f

As stated, the script relies on the REG.EXE command line utility. The Win2k,
XP, or 2003 versions should all work. put REG.EXE and the script onto a
floppy and run it.

HTH,

Robert Strom

 

[Mark V]

Robert Strom wrote in

Try this script


BEGIN Script
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

@echo off

GOTO BEGIN

Enable Registry Editing

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policie
s\System

The following registry value:

Value Name: DisableReistryTools
Data Type: REG_DWORD -Boolean
Value Data Range: 0, 1 (False, True) Default: 0 (False)

This script requires the Windows 2000 Support Tools Utility
REG.EXE The Windows 2000 Support Tools are included on the Windows
2000 CD-ROM in the \Support\Tools directory - Run SETUP.EXE from
this directory to install this useful tool and others

This script will Enable (Off / False - default setting) the
Windows 2000 Registry Editing Tools


:BEGIN

REG ADD
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
END Script [ ]

Robert Strom

Very Neat. May I repost at need (with attribution)?

 

[Robert Strom]

Sure, NP

I wrote it for another consultant in our company who locked himself out of
using his registry tools a couple of years ago. Feel free to pass it along.

Robert

Robert Strom wrote in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
/v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
END Script [ ]

Robert Strom

Very Neat. May I repost at need (with attribution)?

 

[ukpatidar]

Unlocking Registry

For some bizarre reasons when my registry is unlocked, it seems to relock itself automatically.

It appears that some of things described in this string i am experiencing. Can someone email me the file please