"SG" <sorry@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O%238LHYagIHA.4684@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Mike & Malke,
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions, but so far nothing. You cannot take take
> ownership of the key even with administrative privileges, it still says
> access denied. Haven't tried ERD Commander yet and I'd really like to do
> this without 3rd. party help it possible. If a rouge program can write to
> that branch then there's got to be away for me to as well. I'm missing
> something somewhere, just need to find out what. It's late so I won't fool
> with this again until sometime Sunday afternoon, but will be back if I
> find something and to read any other thought's you may have.
>
> --
> All the best,
> SG
>
> ALEX NICHOL
> (1935-2005)
> http://www.aumha.org/alex.htm
> You will never be forgotten my friend
>
> "Mikep" <mikep@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ONEVgTXgIHA.320@xxxxxx Quote:
>>
>> "Malke" <malke@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23yQF$uUgIHA.3352@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> One other thought - and I hesitate to even mention this because I'm sure
>>> you've already tried it - you did try to take ownership of the key? If
>>> not,
>>> then do that and give the ownership to an account with administrative
>>> privileges. Also, I'm assuming that you ran regedit elevated since this
>>> is
>>> Vista.
>>>
>>> Malke
>>> --
>>> MS-MVP
>>> Elephant Boy Computers
>>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>>> Don't Panic! >>
>> I think that this key is owned by the system -- and everyone has read
>> access. It might be possible to grant full control to an admin like Malke
>> suggests.
>>
>> Mike
>> > I was able to assign myself full control of a key in a
CurrentControlSet\Enum .... entry. Right click on the key, select
permissions and add. Then enter your user name in the 'object names to
select' --- then check the 'full control' box.
Mike