Re: Can't find regedt32

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From: Dave Patrick (mail_at_Nospam.DSPatrick.com)
Date: 12/11/04 

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 19:06:24 -0700

You should find 'regedit.exe' in %systemtoot% directory and regedt32.exe in
%systemtoot%\system32 directory. If not you can expand new copies from your
install media. 

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Junkyard Engineer" wrote:
| I'm trying to add W3SVC to DependOnService. So I click on it, I get the
| window, add the service and when when clicking OK, I get an error saying
| that I cannot modify the registry. I went back and set all users
| authorization to total control (just to see if it makes a difference) and 
I
| get the same error.
|
| Now, what am I looking for in Regedt32 ? I saw pictures (google search)
| where the toolbar contains other menus like Options and 3 or 4 others, I
| don't have that. In fact, when browsing
| to Windows/system32 directory, I have regedt32.exe at only 3.5 Kb while
| regedit.exe is nowhere to be seen. If I enter regedit.exe in the execute
| command, I get the same program.
|
| So if I was really using regedt32 I would be able to modify the registry 
and
| it's not the case.

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