NOT ABLE TO ACCESS REGISTRY EDITOR
My registry editing has been disabled. When i try to open regedit, it gives message that registry editing has been disabled by your administrator. I'm myself administrator of this pc and even if i run it as administrator, the message is same. My os version is windows 7 ultimate-64 bit. Could any esteemed forum member help me out in resolving this issue. Similarly, my task manager has also got corrupted and i'm not getting menu items on title bar of the task manager. This obviously leads me to a situation where i'm not able to close any non-responding program. It is presently showing only the services running. Regards
December 4th, 2010 5:47pm

To answer your second question, double click on the white space to the left of the services button. That should restore task manager to it's normal mode.
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December 4th, 2010 8:19pm

On Sat, 4 Dec 2010 22:39:43 +0000, ALOK CHANDRA SINGH wrote: > MY REGISTRY EDITING HAS BEEN DISABLED. WHEN I TRY TO OPEN REGEDIT, IT GIVES MESSAGE THAT REGISTRY EDITING HAS BEEN DISABLED BY YOUR ADMINISTRATOR. I'M MYSELF ADMINISTRATOR OF THIS PC AND EVEN IF I RUN IT AS ADMINISTRATOR, THE MESSAGE IS SAME. MY OS VERSION IS WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE-64 BIT. COULD ANY ESTEEMED FORUM MEMBER HELP ME OUT IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. SIMILARLY, MY TASK MANAGER HAS ALSO GOT CORRUPTED AND I'M NOT GETTING MENU ITEMS ON TITLE BAR OF THE TASK MANAGER. THIS OBVIOUSLY LEADS ME TO A SITUATION WHERE I'M NOT ABLE TO CLOSE ANY NON-RESPONDING PROGRAM. IT IS PRESENTLY SHOWING ONLY THE SERVICES RUNNING. REGARDS Ouch! Please don't yell at us. We can hear you if you type normally, in mixed case. It looks very much like you are infected with malware. Ken Blake
December 4th, 2010 9:39pm

Is it possible you changed a Group Policy setting? Search for "regedit" here: http://gps.cloudapp.net/ See KB831787 for the definition of HKey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ But this is a circular problem, because you cannot get access to Regedit in order to fix that registry entry. Google regedit+disabled+administrator+dougknox.com http://www.pchell.com/support/registryeditordisabled.shtml http://www.dougknox.com/security/scripts_desc/regtools.htm This is a pretty old fix. I don't know how well it applies to Windows 7. If it doesn't work, it is a good starting point to find the solution. If you are commonly needing to kill programs with Task Manager and fixing your registry with Regedit, then probably you should follow Ken Blake's advice. Or even clean reinstall and be more careful. ;) Thanks for the tip, BrowniMFC.
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December 5th, 2010 12:57am

or just run this REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /fMCSE | MCITP - Server 2008 | MCITP - Exchange 2007 | MCTS - Exchange 2010
December 5th, 2010 2:13am

or just run this REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f MCSE | MCITP - Server 2008 | MCITP - Exchange 2007 | MCTS - Exchange 2010 LOL. You just got me into trouble. To test your idea, I first created ALOK's problem by putting the value "2" into that registry key. That prevents Regedit from being accessed, causing that pop-up message to appear when you try. Then I ran your suggested REG command which tries to put "0" into that key. It couldn't do it. Instead, a command-line error resulted, as follows: ERROR: Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator. Solution. In Gpedit.msc go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > All Settings > Prevent access to registry editing tools and disable that field. (Tip: click the bar over the Setting window to alphabetize the list). Then reboot. Then run Regedit. Ta Da. Problem solved. Anyway, it was a good idea. And it made me do the experiment to see.
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December 5th, 2010 4:28am

or just run this REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f MCSE | MCITP - Server 2008 | MCITP - Exchange 2007 | MCTS - Exchange 2010 LOL. You just got me into trouble. To test your idea, I first created ALOK's problem by putting the value "2" into that registry key. That prevents Regedit from being accessed, causing that pop-up message to appear when you try. Then I ran your suggested REG command which tries to put "0" into that key. It couldn't do it. Instead, a command-line error resulted, as follows: ERROR: Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator. Solution. In Gpedit.msc go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > All Settings > Prevent access to registry editing tools and disable that field. (Tip: click the bar over the Setting window to alphabetize the list). Then reboot. Then run Regedit. Ta Da. Problem solved. Anyway, it was a good idea. And it made me do the experiment to see. I guess Gpedit is a good way out of it.
December 5th, 2010 4:32am

Hi, When did this happen? Do you fully scan your computer? Maybe a system restore can help you solve this issue. Regards, MiyaThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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December 7th, 2010 4:01am

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