"Pushkar" <pushkartiwari@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OhpA2sMsGHA.3548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
If I'm not mistaken, you must explicitely run regedit.exe as Administrator.
I'm not overly familiar with Vista Beta 2 yet, but most apps have an option
of running as admin by right-clicking them and selecting "Run as
Administrator"
> Hi,
> I am trying to access some of the registry keys through windows registry
> editor, but I am not able to access them, though I am administrator on the
> machine. I am not trying to modify any of the keys, I am just trying to
> read those keys.
>
> Some of the keys that I am not able to access are like:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{GUID}\Properties
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{GUID}\Properties
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{GUID}\Properties
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{GUID}\Properties
>
> Are these keys are protected by WRP feature of Vista? If so it should
> atleast allowed me to read those keys.
>
> One more thing when I try to export these keys, it says key does not
> exist.
>
> Can anybody update me on this issue?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Pushkar
>