Charisma said:
I logon with administrator account but when I want to run
regedit.exe I get this error message "
"Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator."
What's the problem?
Hi
It is the work of the Swen worm or something similar
(it could be from some spyware or parasite as well).
That/those bad critter(s) is/are also most likely the reason for your computer
slow down as well. I doubt very much that removing 200 old registry entries
will help on the speed at all (I would not have removed them because of the
danger of bad side effects later on, registry cleaners are banned from my
computers ;-)
To solve your problem, try the following:
Copy and paste the URL address lines into your IE address bar:
http://www.dougknox.com
In the menu, select Security, Disable/Enable Registry Editing Tools.
This small VBScript will remove this restriction. If the first time the
script is run it says "Disabled", run it again to enable registry edits again.
To try to find what has caused this:
Run a cleanup tool, e.g. Stinger.exe from McAfee, it removes 30+
virus/worms in one sweep.
McAfee AVERT Stinger
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
Be sure to run an updated Antivirus program at all times.
For the Spyware and Parasites part, you will need to run other tools:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
The Parasite Fight
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm