Can't Access Registry!

[Bob]

My Internet Explorer home page was changed by a program,
unbenknowst to me, which also forze me out of changing it
back at all. The program must have also changed the
Registry somehow, since although I am a user (with
administrative rights)I cannot access my Registry. I
get "Registry editing has been disabled by your
administrator" whenever I try to run regedit.

How can I fix that so I can access registry?

 

[Dave Patrick]

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

(usually spyware/ junkware that sets this Reg_Dword decimal value to 1)
DisableRegistryTools
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| My Internet Explorer home page was changed by a program,
| unbenknowst to me, which also forze me out of changing it
| back at all. The program must have also changed the
| Registry somehow, since although I am a user (with
| administrative rights)I cannot access my Registry. I
| get "Registry editing has been disabled by your
| administrator" whenever I try to run regedit.
|
| How can I fix that so I can access registry?

 

[bob]

Thanks a Million Dave, it worked.

Regards,