Cannot Create Key Error Writing To The Registry
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mistake on Windows Vista, but even so I had a hard time finding the solution on Google so I thought I'd post about cannot create key error writing to the registry windows 7 it. When I was trying to add a key in the Registry cannot create key error writing to the registry xp Editor, regedit.exe, I got an error message saying "Cannot create value: Error writing to the registry."I have never seen cannot create key error writing to the registry windows 8 this on XP (but then again I don't edit the registry that often), but since this is Vista with UAC (User Account Control) I thought it might have to do with permissions cannot create key error while opening the key so I tried to run regedit.exe as Administrator but to no avail. Finally I figured out that I did not have the right permissions in the registry tree.The solution is simply to right click on the folder and select Permissions. You may not even have the right to change the permissions, if this is the case then first you have to take ownership -
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click Advanced and then the Owner tab. Funny thing about my folder is that the owner was a group called "TrustedInstaller". After I had taken ownership, I wanted to change it back to the "TrustedInstaller" group but it was nowhere to be found. Apparently you can't change it back - it is not a group but a service and part of Windows Resource Protection (WRP) as noted by Richard Civil and others in this TechNet post. Two other useful newbie things I found out - thanks to this post by Tim Sneath of Microsoft - when trying to figure out how to run a regedit.exe as Administrator in Vista was this: Run from the XP Start menu is now replaced with Start Search bar in Vista. Simply type regedit.exe (or cmd.exe etc.) in the search bar and hit Enter and it will run. To run an application with Administrator privileges using this method, instead of hitting Enter you hit Ctrl+Shift+Enter. 19 Comments (Click here to add your comment!) Anonymous Mar 26, 2007 @ 09:10:00 Thank you very much for the explanation. It was very useful. xplorer_ex May 22, 2007
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Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Super User Questions Tags Users Badges error accessing the registry Unanswered Ask Question _ Super User is a question and answer site for computer enthusiasts and power users. Join them; it only takes cannot create value error writing to the registry a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Cannot create value: Error writing to the registry up vote 1 http://blog.tjitjing.com/index.php/2007/02/regedit-cannot-create-value-error.html down vote favorite So I get this error when trying to add a dword or even change a value in a key under hklm\system\CurrentControlSet\services\x1 When I look at the effective permissions, I have full control and I am the owner of the key. If I check the next key under "services," I can edit the values and add values under it. But, for some reason, I can't edit this key for the particular software on a http://superuser.com/questions/718958/cannot-create-value-error-writing-to-the-registry couple of machines. I have tried running as administrator but that doesn't work either. So if I have full control and I'm the owner, is there something else that could be locking this key? The permissions are identical with the next key in hklm\system\CurrentControlSet\services so I'm not sure what I am missing. windows-registry share|improve this question edited Feb 19 '14 at 15:48 asked Feb 19 '14 at 15:33 mirk 16114 Anti-virus packages actively disallow editing of their own and often some system services. Try editing the key in Safe Mode, and/or with AV disabled/uninstalled. –Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 Feb 19 '14 at 15:50 Holy crud. That worked. I booted into safe mode and could change the value. Thanks a ton, techie007. –mirk Feb 19 '14 at 16:05 Glad to hear it worked, I'll throw it in as an answer :) –Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 Feb 19 '14 at 16:06 add a comment| 1 Answer 1 active oldest votes up vote 1 down vote accepted Some programs (Anti-malware packages for example) actively disallow editing of their own, and often some system, services. Try editing the key while in Safe Mode, and/or with any running Anti-malware disabled/uninstalled. share|improve this answer answered Feb 19 '14 at 16:06 Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 84.9k12118175 add a comment| You must log in to answer this question. Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged windo
here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site About Us Learn more http://superuser.com/questions/185323/cannot-create-key-error-writing-to-the-windows-7-registry about Stack Overflow the company Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Super User Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered Ask Question _ Super User is a question and answer site for computer enthusiasts and power users. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to cannot create the top Cannot Create Key: Error Writing to the Windows 7 Registry up vote 1 down vote favorite I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. Things were going well until I had to install Outlook 2007 and Visio 2007 on my machine for some client work. After that Microsoft Office 2007 started trying to reconfigure itself every time i was launched. After some uninstalls, registry cleaning, re-installs, and various other cannot create key experimental changes I was able to correct the "Configure" issue [for all programs except Visio and I'm willing to accept that]. However, during the process I lost the ability to do "File-->New-->Word Document" and "File--> New-->Excel Document", etc.. I tried repairing Office, but that did not add the menu items back in. After some searching it appears this issue can be fixed by adding registry keys, as described here. Unfortunately I am unable to add those registry keys. The reg files from the link give an error: "Error Accessing Registry". I opened up RegEdit and try to add the keys manually, I get get the error "Cannot Create Key: Error Writing to the Registry." I have also tried some programs such as Creative Elements Power Tools and FileTypesMan to address this issue, but neither one was able to solve it. I didn't get any errors from those tools, but it did not add items back into the "new" menu. For the most part my experiments have been with trying to get excel in the file new menu, but long term I want to get them all back there. I am running regedit as an administrator. I have re-assigned ownership of the key in question to the administrator