Can't create key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE as admin

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Hi all,

Why wouldn't Regedit allow me to create a new key directly under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, being administrator and having confirmed that I
have full control of the key under Permissions? I need to add a key
there for an old Win98 program to work and it's driving me nuts.

Many thanks,

Carlos
 
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Hi all,

Why wouldn't Regedit allow me to create a new key directly under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, being administrator and having confirmed that I
have full control of the key under Permissions? I need to add a key
there for an old Win98 program to work and it's driving me nuts.

Many thanks,

Carlos
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Try to Do it in safe Mode or retake the Ownership of that
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software by right click and select Permission and see what
permissions are assigned there.
HTH.
Let us know.
Regards,
nass
 
nass said:
Try to Do it in safe Mode or retake the Ownership of that
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software by right click and select Permission and see what
permissions are assigned there.
HTH.
Let us know.
Regards,
nass
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Thanks for your suggestions nass, I have tried everything, no success.
I have found several references where it says that creating keys
directly under HKLM is simply not allowed in Windows XP, so I guess I
won't be able to run that program (it does create and require a
registry key there in Win 98). Oh well.
 
Thanks for your suggestions nass, I have tried everything, no success.
I have found several references where it says that creating keys
directly under HKLM is simply not allowed in Windows XP, so I guess I
won't be able to run that program (it does create and require a
registry key there in Win 98). Oh well.
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What subkey would you need to create "directly" under the HKLM Registry
Key? The keys directly under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE are "hives" and no one
under any NT version has ever had permission to create new hives. You
can create keys in the hives but you can't create hives.

John
 
John said:
What subkey would you need to create "directly" under the HKLM Registry
Key? The keys directly under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE are "hives" and no one
under any NT version has ever had permission to create new hives. You
can create keys in the hives but you can't create hives.

John
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This is the software that comes with an old German loudspeaker
measurement system called DLSA Pro. In Windows 98 (I never mentioned
NT), it creates a key directly under HKLM called "Sipro Gmbh" (the name
of the company that manufactures the product) and that key contains the
number of the LPT port the hardware is connected to and the serial
number. When I try to run the program in XP, as expected, I get the
errors "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Sipro Gmbh", "LPTnummer", "Seriennummer".
The company doesn't exist anymore although they do have a legacy web
page where you can download a more recent version of the software that
they packaged with an also more recent version of the hardware and
which does work under XP. Unfortunately the new software isn't
compatible with the old hardware which is what I've got. Dead end!
 
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