Re: registry editing

I've been curious about these .vbs (Visual Basic script) files. They can
be run as if they were executables (i.e. just by typing their file name)?
(I'm more used to .bat, .com. and .exe for that)

John John wrote:
Malware often disable the registry editing tools, this script by MVP
Doug Knox should lift the restriction:

regtools.vbs - Disable/Enable Registry Editing tools in Windows
http://www.dougknox.com/security/scripts_desc/regtools.htm

John


billvolvo wrote:

I have a virus called brontok and downloaded a program to try to remove
it.
After running the program it said that I should remove some entries from
the
registry. When I ran regedit I was told that registry editing had been
disabled by the administrator. The operating system is xp home edition.
How
can I enable registry editing? When I look at my username it says I am an
administrator.


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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Registry editing has been disabled
    ... See www.dougknox.com, Security, Disable/Enable Registry Editing Tools. ... MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart ... an administrator in my XP Pro window. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • trouble with registry editor
    ... would popup saying that "Registry editing is disabled by your administrator", ... but I'm the administrator and did nothing to disable that function and I ... editor or install the drivers on my account. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Regedit Disabled
    ... Registry Editing has been disabled by your administrator ... Disable or Enable Registry Editing Tools ... Disabling ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Administrator loss. TIA
    ... See www.dougknox.com, Security, Disable/Enable Registry Editing Tools. ... Also, note, unless you're on a corporate network, this is often a sign of some type of malware/virus infection. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: Regedit has got locked
    ... Error "Registry Editing has been disabled by your administrator" ... Whenever I am trying to open the registry entry I ... To get back the entry I tried to open the Regedit. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)