Re: Registry locked out



See www.dougknox.com, Security, Disable/Enable Registry Editing Tools. This script work fine on XP. Additionally, you need to scan your system for virus's and other malware/spyware.

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"Inuttei" <Inuttei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C537D226-6BB2-4D94-AE8A-F9130CA4136E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> when i try to opeen the registry editor, i get a message saying that
> "registry editing has been disabled by your admin" is there any way i can
> turn it back on, or will i have to reformat and reinstall windows? (i am the
> admin)
.



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