remote editing of HKCU under Windows NT 4.0

[Johnny]

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Is there any way to edit the HKCU of the user logged in on a computer
from another computer. I keep getting error opening key with regedit.
Is this basicly what the remote registry service does? Can remote
registry be gotten for Windows NT 4.0?

Thanks

 

[Calvin]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.registry (More info?)

Hi Johnny,

quite possibly, your 'error openning key' message will be caused by the key
having security permissions set which exceed your current privledge level. Do
you have Administrator privledges - if not, log in as administrator and try again.

If you are using regedit.exe (the supplied 16 bit registry editor) you can also
encounter the situation when they key you are dealing with has it security
permissions set to (for example) to 'read only' - so it cannot be altered.

Run regedt32.exe (the 32 bit registry editor) and navigate to the key concerned.
Then from the top menu bar of regedt32 go to Security>permissions and check how
the key has been controlled. You may need to change the permissions in order to
be able to modify or delete the key.

Calvin.

 

[Johnny]

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Calvin <nospam@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:<408ee0a4$1@duster.adelaide.on.net>...
> Hi Johnny,
>
> quite possibly, your 'error openning key' message will be caused by the key
> having security permissions set which exceed your current privledge level. Do
> you have Administrator privledges - if not, log in as administrator and try again.
>
> If you are using regedit.exe (the supplied 16 bit registry editor) you can also
> encounter the situation when they key you are dealing with has it security
> permissions set to (for example) to 'read only' - so it cannot be altered.
>
> Run regedt32.exe (the 32 bit registry editor) and navigate to the key concerned.
> Then from the top menu bar of regedt32 go to Security>permissions and check how
> the key has been controlled. You may need to change the permissions in order to
> be able to modify or delete the key.
>
> Calvin.


I should have enough rights. I am a member of a domain group that is
in the local administrators group. Also, this key has full control
for administrators.
When I try to use regedt32 to connect remotely it will not even
connect the HKCU hive. To be precise I am trying to look in
HKCU\Software path. I am looking for the setting of a certain peice
of software under the user currently logged into the 'console'.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.registry (More info?)

Remotely you can get access only HKLM and HKU trees. There is not remote
access to links or dynamic trees. NTUSER.DAT content of logged-in console
user is, however, accessible via HKU tree.

In domain environment it is also possible to screw some of your admin rights
either by direct settings in user manager or by domain security policies.
This is useful on big networks with team of administrators to sort admin
rights to specific tasks only. Only membership in local admin group is not
enough.

What versions of operating system are on your computer and on target
computer?

Sometimes I experienced problems with remote editing if I am not logged in
to target computer first. Try to access any share on this computer (like
\\machinename\ADMIN$) before you start remote registry access.



"Johnny" <firewolf2000@hotmail.com> píse v diskusním príspevku
news:1e77f51d.0404280511.6c85e0d7@posting.google.com...
> Calvin <nospam@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:<408ee0a4$1@duster.adelaide.on.net>...
> > Hi Johnny,
> >
> > quite possibly, your 'error openning key' message will be caused by the
key
> > having security permissions set which exceed your current privledge
level. Do
> > you have Administrator privledges - if not, log in as administrator and
try again.
> >
> > If you are using regedit.exe (the supplied 16 bit registry editor) you
can also
> > encounter the situation when they key you are dealing with has it
security
> > permissions set to (for example) to 'read only' - so it cannot be
altered.
> >
> > Run regedt32.exe (the 32 bit registry editor) and navigate to the key
concerned.
> > Then from the top menu bar of regedt32 go to Security>permissions and
check how
> > the key has been controlled. You may need to change the permissions in
order to
> > be able to modify or delete the key.
> >
> > Calvin.
>
>
> I should have enough rights. I am a member of a domain group that is
> in the local administrators group. Also, this key has full control
> for administrators.
> When I try to use regedt32 to connect remotely it will not even
> connect the HKCU hive. To be precise I am trying to look in
> HKCU\Software path. I am looking for the setting of a certain peice
> of software under the user currently logged into the 'console'.

 

[Johnny]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.registry (More info?)

NT 4.0 is most of the client environments. We will be moveing to
win2k this year though.

"Jiri Tuma" <jiri.tuma@nospam.seznam.cz> wrote in message news:<uTXb34pLEHA.160@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> Remotely you can get access only HKLM and HKU trees. There is not remote
> access to links or dynamic trees. NTUSER.DAT content of logged-in console
> user is, however, accessible via HKU tree.
>
> In domain environment it is also possible to screw some of your admin rights
> either by direct settings in user manager or by domain security policies.
> This is useful on big networks with team of administrators to sort admin
> rights to specific tasks only. Only membership in local admin group is not
> enough.
>
> What versions of operating system are on your computer and on target
> computer?
>
> Sometimes I experienced problems with remote editing if I am not logged in
> to target computer first. Try to access any share on this computer (like
> \\machinename\ADMIN$) before you start remote registry access.
>
>
>
> "Johnny" <firewolf2000@hotmail.com> píse v diskusním príspevku
> news:1e77f51d.0404280511.6c85e0d7@posting.google.com...
> > Calvin <nospam@spamcop.net> wrote in message
> news:<408ee0a4$1@duster.adelaide.on.net>...
> > > Hi Johnny,
> > >
> > > quite possibly, your 'error openning key' message will be caused by the
> key
> > > having security permissions set which exceed your current privledge
> level. Do
> > > you have Administrator privledges - if not, log in as administrator and
> try again.
> > >
> > > If you are using regedit.exe (the supplied 16 bit registry editor) you
> can also
> > > encounter the situation when they key you are dealing with has it
> security
> > > permissions set to (for example) to 'read only' - so it cannot be
> altered.
> > >
> > > Run regedt32.exe (the 32 bit registry editor) and navigate to the key
> concerned.
> > > Then from the top menu bar of regedt32 go to Security>permissions and
> check how
> > > the key has been controlled. You may need to change the permissions in
> order to
> > > be able to modify or delete the key.
> > >
> > > Calvin.
> >
> >
> > I should have enough rights. I am a member of a domain group that is
> > in the local administrators group. Also, this key has full control
> > for administrators.
> > When I try to use regedt32 to connect remotely it will not even
> > connect the HKCU hive. To be precise I am trying to look in
> > HKCU\Software path. I am looking for the setting of a certain peice
> > of software under the user currently logged into the 'console'.