Re: Registry editor disabled

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 21:56:21 -0400

Hi,

SP2 does not disable the registry editor. Try the tweak here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 213, on the left. 

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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Liz Baker" <e.baker2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message 
news:2uisc8F2bd7rcU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hello.
>
> My godparents have asked for my help in fixing their Win XP home machine.
> When trying to install Yahoo!Messenger they get the error message 
> 'registry
> editor has been disabled' (details below). I suspect SP 2 as the culprit.
>
> Can anyone here help me diagnose the problem? I think there is probably a
> registry value somewhere that needs changing, but it could be something to
> do with permissions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Liz
>
>
> The Problem. Messenger worked on this machine fine since late July 
> purchase,
> until around beginning of Oct 04. Then it showed the Runtime error 
> displayed
> below.
>
> We tried uninstalling it, and re-installing .... However,
>
> After downloading Messenger ( Ypager
> version 6,0,0,1788) to program Files\Yahoo\new Folder, Windows XP Home
> indicates the registry editor has been
> disabled. There appears no way of
> ENABLING the registry editor.
> The download  then claimed to have
> been achieved successfully - but upon
> starting the application the following
> errors are received in order-
>
> Runtime error! Program c:\program
> files\Yahoo\new Folder\YPager.EXE -
> This application has requested the
> Runtime to terminate in an unusual
> way. Please contact applications
> support team for more information.
>
>
> After clicking OK the following
> appears -
>
>
> Y! TrayWnd: YPager.exe - Application
> Error
> The instruction at 0x00403f24
> referenced memory at 0x00e91f74. The
> memory could not be 'read' Click on OK
> to terminate the program.
>
>
> No further progress was therefore
> possible as the programme terminates
> when OK was clicked.
>
>

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