Hello,I am working on an assignment which requires me to change the permission for different user groups inWin XP Pro. The following registry keys are missing when i run the editor:machine\software\microsoft\os/2 subsystem for ntmachine\software\microsoft\protected storage system providermachine\software\microsoft\clonemachine\system\controlset003machine\system\controlset004machine\system\controlset005machine\system\controlset006machine\system\controlset007machine\system\controlset008machine\system\controlset009machine\system\controlset010machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\snmp\parameters\permittedmanagersmachine\system\currentcontrolset\services\snmp\parameters\validcommunities Would much appreciate if anyone can explain the uses of these keys and the impact on security if they are missing. Thanks,Jeremy1 person needs an answerI do too

Is this your homework? if so do your own research, its more fun than copying.

Ive been seeing similar homework questions. but my responses have been deleted, for some rude and unprofessional reason. -- db`...><)))> ."ALEXANDER22" wrote in message news:18ac7daf-69d5-4b33-a01d-46a80687cb0d...Is this your homework? if so do your own research, its more fun than copying. db`...>-)))> `...>-)))> share the nirvana mann

Yes Alexander, this is my homework. i have done some research and these are my finding:machine\software\microsoft\os/2 subsystem for ntThe OS/2 Config.sys .information is stored in the following registry entry, which appears only after an OS/2 application has been run on the system. ------------Control Sets-----------A control set contains system configuration information such as device drivers and services. You may notice several instances of control sets when viewing the Registry. Some are duplicates or mirror images of others and some are unique. The CurrentControlSet subkey is really a pointer to one of the ControlSetXXX keys. Clone is a clone of CurrentControlSet, and is created each time you boot your computer by the kernel initialization process. machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\snmp\parameters\validcommunitiesmachine\system\currentcontrolset\services\snmp\parameters\permittedmanagers I will try installing snmp on Win XP and see if these registry keys will appear. Some questions I have now are: 1. Is OS/2 only applicable to Windows NT as the registry key suggests.2. For current control sets, is there a way to make clone and controlset003 to 010 appear as I have seen people paste logs with those registry keys.3. Not much information has been found onprotected storage system provider so any reading materials on this area would be helpful.

Ben, I'm not sure how did your responses get deleted but any help provide would be greatly appreciated =)). I thank you on behalf of those that u have helped thus far.

my comment and frustration was regarding another thread. what you can always do is to go to the places where technical and developmental information can be obtained, e.g. Microsoft knowledge base and Microsoft TechNet/ here are a couple of searches that I found. one states that the controlset can be cloned: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Search/en-us?query=controlset http://support.microsoft.com/kb/100010 as a suggestion, if you want to play around with your windows registry, be sure to make a system restore point as it can undo modifications. however, the best method to play, modify and test xp to the extreme with exceptional safety is to virtualize it.-- db`...><)))> ."Jem1986" wrote in message news:a3ac49f0-d02c-4c03-9ea9-10d4a369d122...Yes Alexander, this is my homework. i have done some research and these are my finding:machine\software\microsoft\os/2 subsystem for ntThe OS/2 Config.sys .information is stored in the following registry entry, which appears only after an OS/2 application has been run on the system.------------Control Sets-----------A control set contains system configuration information such as device drivers and services. You may notice several instances of control sets when viewing the Registry. Some are duplicates or mirror images of others and some are unique. The CurrentControlSet subkey is really a pointer to one of the ControlSetXXX keys. Clone is a clone of CurrentControlSet, and is created each time you boot your computer by the kernel initialization process.machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\snmp\parameters\validcommunitiesmachine\system\currentcontrolset\services\snmp\parameters\permittedmanagers I will try installing snmp on Win XP and see if these registry keys will appear. Some questions I have now are: 1. Is OS/2 only applicable to Windows NT as the registry key suggests.2. For current control sets, is there a way to make clone and controlset003 to 010 appear as I have seen people paste logs with those registry keys.3. Not much information has been found onprotected storage system provider so any reading materials on this area would be helpful. db`...>-)))> `...>-)))> share the nirvana mann