Vista - Cannot edit the registry

I am trying to add an entry to the registry, but am denied access.

I tried running regedit as Admin, no good.

I tried logging in as Admin, no good.

How can I fix this? Help?!

Regards,
Chuck Billow

Hi Chuck,

Right click the target key where the changes are to be made, you will need
to alter permissions on it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Chuck Billow" <ChuckBillow@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Rick:

I set myself as the owner for all the hives, and they show that way, with
full control.

This machine came pre-configured with Vista Home Premium, and I went back to
the factory settings, but still had the issue, so I've GOT to be doing
something wrong, but God knows what.

?

Regards,
Chuck Billow



"Rick Rogers" wrote:

Rick:

I was able to fix it, although I'm not totally clear how.

I saw a post on another site about the need to be a "Trusted Installer" for
teh registry to allow the change.

I poked around a bit with that group, but couldn't really see any change
that I coulld make.

However, when I then tried again to edit the "Shell" entry, it "let me in".
So I went back to the registry entry it hadn't been allowing me to make, and
this time it worked!

Go figger!

Chuck Billow



"Rick Rogers" wrote:

Rick:

Now I truly don't understand:

I found a post on the net by a MS (labeled) person -- no I don't remember
who -- that said you had to be a member of the Trusted Installers to modify
"Shell".

That sounded reasonable, so I right-clicked the TI group, Permissions, and
added my self with Full COntrol.

So far, so good.

Then I double-clicked the following reg entry -- and it seemed to merge OK.

----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\OpenSCinIE_with_BAT]
@="Open in &IE"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\OpenSCinIE_with_BAT\command]
@="\"c:\\winapps\\comm\\internet\\utils\\openSCinIE\\OpenSCinIE.bat\" \"%1\""
-------------

But nothing shows in the Context menu fro Net links on the desktop.

So now what the heck am I missing?

Regards,
Chuck Billow





"Rick Rogers" wrote:

Hi,

What are you attempting to accomplish with the modification?

Have you logged off/on since making the change?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"C.W. Billow" <CWBillow@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Rick:

I want to be able to select the browser for any given link by right-clicking
and having the "Open in..." there to select from.

Why wouldn't the entry show up in the context menu at all?

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

Hi,

I'm not sure why the context entry doesn't show. First reboot and see if the
change holds.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"C.W. Billow" <CWBillow@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Nick:

The entry stays in the registry, but still doesn't show in the context menu.

Chuck

"Rick Rogers" wrote: