In said:
I am looking for how I can do the following on Win2K:
1. Disable a User's ability to write to/edit the registry
(Actually disable for all but Administrator)
There are two parts here.
1 Disabling use of registry tools (a Group Policy item)
2 Changing the ACLs of registry keys.
1 would be a preferred method if it fits your requirements.
2 is fraught with hazards and might break things.
And the original question does not specify *where* you need to disable
a user from writing. Ordinary users are already restricted in where
they can write in "the registry". For the HKCU branch (hive), they
*must* be able to write (in most portions). You need to be more
specific.