re: win xp problem Saturday, November 17, 2001 at 8:00 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Intelion (1 messages posted) Catch-22 The ability to edit the registry using regedit has been disabled in the registry. You need to use a program that can re-enable regedit (by modifying a value in the registry) Something like System Mechanic. Or it could be a WindowsXP setting, although I've never come across it. On Friday, November 16, 2001 at 9:18 pm, jo oj wrote: >I just want to add that I couldn't even open the Registry Editor file "regedit" in >c:\windows > > >On Friday, November 16, 2001 at 8:46 pm, jo oj wrote: >I have just recently upgraded the windows from Win98 to XP. When I installed an >antivirus program, a message showed me that "Registry Editing has been disabled >by >your administrator." I have only 1 account so I am the administrator. Now I can't >access regedit or to do anything that involves registry. Can anyone help me to >fix >this error? Written in response to: re: win xp problem (jo oj: Friday, November 16, 2001 at 9:18 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] win xp problem (jo oj: Fri, Nov 16, 2001, 8:46 pm) re: win xp problem (jo oj: Fri, Nov 16, 2001, 9:18 pm) re: win xp problem (Intelion: Sat, Nov 17, 2001, 8:00 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum