Re: Enable users to modify Protected Registry Keys

From: Cathy Milan (cathymilan_at_excite.com)
Date: 03/09/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 22:36:15 -0500

Doesn't an admin have the privilege to change the protection of protected
keys?
I know it does for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE but how is it done for the different
individual HKEY_CURRENT_USER?

Cathy

"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer@flounder.com> wrote in message
news:bfbq40lfte1sf828e4gfl3onbf1kcdq2pv@4ax.com...
> None. I don't know why this question has become so popular in the last
week, but the
> answer is no, you can't, and there's nothing you can do to fix that,
because you do not
> have the privileges (in most machines) of changing either protected keys
or the protection
> of protected keys.
>
> (I can think of dozens of fascinating ActiveVirus attacks and other
malware that could
> take advantage of these features, which is why there is protection in the
first place)
> joe
>
> On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 16:42:32 -0500, "Cathy Milan" <cathymilan@excite.com>
wrote:
>
> >By default users are not able to modify registry keys under
> >
> >HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
> >
> >What code or function would I be able to use so that all
> >users would be able to modify those keys?
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Cathy
> >
>
> Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP]
> email: newcomer@flounder.com
> Web: http://www.flounder.com
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