RegEdit has been disabled

[Af]

Some idiot has dialled into my pc changed my homepage
settings, and now i cant getinto reg edit to change it
back to normal. when i type regedit in run, it says '
registry editing has been disabled by your systems
administrator' help!

 

[guyf]

If you can get into user accounts, change you (as a user) t
administator which you should be anyway. delete any other strange use
accounts and go from there. Then download spywareblaster, ad-aware6
spybot and run them all. I use trend micro pc-cillin 2003 to repe
attacks also. If you can't be an administrator of your own PC the
someone else on this site will have to tell you how to gain control.
Best of luck - be logical!
-
guy
Computers only work with the info you give them. If you don't feed the
and protect them they die

 

[Kaylene aka Taurarian]

Just to add:
http://www.dougknox.com/security/scripts_desc/regtools.htm
You can download a script here for the Registry
See also:
www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Windows XP Security Console

Spyware Programs links:-
www.lavasoftusa.com Ad-Aware
www.security.kolla.de Spybot

SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

CWShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page
Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320159

Stinger: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a
substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist
administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes
next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally
signed DAT files, and scan performance optimizations.

Perhaps an online security/virus check
http://security.norton.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym