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Error Reading Configuration Information From The Registry Identity Impersonate="true"
from the registry Error reading configuration information from the parser error message error reading configuration information from the registry registry [Answered]RSS 4 replies Last post Jun 20, 2007 04:05 AM by XiaoYong Dai
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use the previous link instead. Select a product Sort by Default Summary New or Updated Description Date Updated http://kb.act.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/15164/~/error%3A-error-reading-the-password-from-the-registry. Direction Ascending Descending Helpful search tips Find the answer to your question Error: "Error reading the password from the registry." Answer ID 15164 | Updated 09/10/2016 12:00 PM You are attempting to open an ACT! Premium For Web database when you receive the following error message: "Error reading the password from the registry." There is more error reading then one cause for this issue. You have not setup your database using the Web Site Administrator Tools Please refer to the following Knowledge Base Answer: Title: How to Use the Web Site Administration ToolAnswer ID: 14843 --or-- The ASP.NET file is not able to read the registry entry that contains the impersonation username and password. from the registry There are two known ways to resolve this issue. Give the Network Service Account permission to read the appropriate registry key. Enter the username and password directly into the Web.config file. This method is not recommended because the username and password are stored in plain text. Solution 1 Follow the steps below to provide the Network Service Account with permissions to read the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AspNetProcess\ASPNET_SETREG" registry key Click the Windows Start button, and then click Run. The Run dialog box appears. Type regedit into the Open field, and then click OK. The Registry Editor launches. Caution: We strongly recommend that you back up the system registry before making any changes. Incorrect changes to the registry could result in permanent data loss or corrupted files. Please make sure you modify only the keys specified. For detailed information on backing up the Windows Registry, please refer to the following Knowledge Base Answer: Title: How To Back Up the Windows RegistryAnswer ID: 13807 Once the Windows Registry is backed up, n