regedt32 disabled

[pongpong]

I just did a McAfee virus scan to my Win2k PC,
after lots of virus were cleaned,
i got a problem. Anytime when i tried to
run regedt32.exe, a message told me like:

The registry editing has been disabled by your
administrator.

But i am the admin! Does anybody have any idea
what happened to this? thanks a looot!

 

[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 MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


:
| I just did a McAfee virus scan to my Win2k PC,
| after lots of virus were cleaned,
| i got a problem. Anytime when i tried to
| run regedt32.exe, a message told me like:
|
| The registry editing has been disabled by your
| administrator.
|
| But i am the admin! Does anybody have any idea
| what happened to this? thanks a looot!

 

[Guest]

I have the same problemit affectedmy TASK MANAGER as well
if you figure it out would you email me and illdo the
same....... (e-mail address removed)...thanks

 

[Guest]

Even gpedit is saying that it is locked by the
administrator and i am the administrator...this is
frustating.... and i didnt disable anything....HELP

 

[Dave Patrick]

That's what I expected. Set it to ="Not Configured"


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


| Even gpedit is saying that it is locked by the
| administrator and i am the administrator...this is
| frustating.... and i didnt disable anything....HELP

 

[Dave Patrick]

Same answer use the Group policy editor
%windir%\system32\gpedit.msc
User Config\Admin Templates\System\Ctrl+Alt+Del Options\Remove Task
Manager="Not Configured"

Then be sure to get rid of the spyware/ junkware that you now have
installed.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


| I have the same problemit affectedmy TASK MANAGER as well
| if you figure it out would you email me and illdo the
| same....... (e-mail address removed)...thanks

 

[pongpong]

My problem got solved!

what i did is almost like what Dave said, just a little
bit different.

step 1: run gpedit.msc --> user configuration -->
Administrative Templates --> System

step 2: change the setting of "Disable registry editing
tools" from "not configured" to "disable"

then...everything fine!

Thanks, Dave!