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

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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.
 
Use the Group policy editor
%windir%\system32\gpedit.msc
User Config\Admin Templates\System\Prevent Access To registry Editing
Tools="Not Configured"
 
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.
 
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.
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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]>
 
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.
.
Click to expand...
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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
 
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
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Very Neat. May I repost at need (with attribution)?
 
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

Mark V said:
Robert Strom wrote in
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
/v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
END Script [ ]

Robert Strom
Click to expand...

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