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How-To The Windows registry is a hassle to edit under normal circumstances, regedit windows xp home but sometimes you'll encounter keys that are protected by the system. When you try to edit a protected registry regedit command line windows xp key you'll run into a few different errors, but they generally tell you that you lack permissions for making changes. But, since it is just a permissions issue we can get around
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this by granting your user account in Windows the correct permissions! Read on to learn how… How do I know the registry key is protected? When trying to create a new entry within a protected Key you’ll see the following error: Error Creating Key Cannot create key: You do not have the requisite permissions to create a new key under name>. When you try to edit a entry, you’ll see this error: Error Editing Value: Cannot edit mistake on Windows Vista, but even so I had a hard time finding the solution on Google so I thought I'd post about it. When I error editing value registry windows 7 was trying to add a key in the Registry Editor, regedit.exe, I got an error message saying "Cannot create value: Error writing to the registry."I have never seen this on XP (but then what is regedit exe 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 so I tried to run regedit.exe http://www.groovypost.com/howto/take-full-permissions-control-edit-protected-registry-keys/ 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 - click Advanced and then the Owner tab. Funny thing http://blog.tjitjing.com/index.php/2007/02/regedit-cannot-create-value-error.html 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 @ 14:02:00 Hello there, i did everything in the tut, but im still having the same error appear 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 about Stack Overflow the company Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads http://superuser.com/questions/986888/why-cant-i-change-window-10-registry-key with us Super User Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered Ask Question _ Super User is a question http://www.howtogeek.com/262464/how-to-gain-full-permissions-to-edit-protected-registry-keys/ 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 the top Why can't I change Window 10 registry key? up vote 4 down vote favorite I want to change a Windows 7 Registry key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced - windows xp Hidden I ran regedit as administrator. But when I was trying to modify that key, it doesn't allow me to change and reports error as Cannot edit: error writing the value's new contents So why can't I change the registry key even in administrator mode? How to solve this problem in Windows 10? windows windows-10 windows-registry share|improve this question asked Oct 15 '15 at 3:05 Miguel Hernandez 24112 What permissions do you have in the registry key ? Value that you are error editing value trying to add, is it a REG_DWORD ? –pun Oct 15 '15 at 3:10 add a comment| 2 Answers 2 active oldest votes up vote 7 down vote Interesting. I'm on Windows 10 Pro x64 and I can edit the value. Right click on Advanced and choose "Permissions". Click your user name and make sure you have full permissions: If you don't, try allowing yourself full control (if the boxes are available). If they're greyed out like in my screenshot, but you don't have full access, you can try to take ownership of the object by clicking Advanced Then next to Owner click Change: Type your username into the box and then press Check Names. Press Okay, then before you press Okay again make sure the following is selected: share|improve this answer answered Oct 15 '15 at 3:43 Insane 1,72621235 Thanks for answering, but I still have this problem, I did everything but I can't. –Miguel Hernandez Oct 15 '15 at 4:12 What do you mean did everything? Did you have full control? If not could you give yourself full control? Did you add yourself as owner? Do you get any different error message after setting yourself as an owner? –Insane Oct 15 '15 at 4:19 I did everything you told me, I added myself as owner and I still get the same message –Miguel Hernandez Oct 15 '15 at 4:23 Go here and continue from Step 4 and see if that w What Is 4G LTE? Subscribe l l FOLLOW US TWITTER GOOGLE+ FACEBOOK GET UPDATES BY EMAIL Enter your email below to get exclusive access to our best articles and tips before everybody else. RSS ALL ARTICLES FEATURES ONLY TRIVIA Search How-To Geek How to Gain Full Permissions to Edit Protected Registry Keys We talk about a lot of cool things here at How-To Geek that you can do by editing the Windows Registry. Occasionally, though, you will run into a Registry key or value that you don't have permission to edit. When you try, you'll see an error message saying "Cannot edit _____: Error writing the value's new contents." Fortunately, just like in the Windows file system, the Registry provides tools that let you take ownership of and edit permissions for keys. Here's how to do it. RELATED ARTICLESLearning to Use the Registry Editor Like a ProHow to Backup and Restore the Windows Registry Registry Editor is a powerful tool and misusing it can render your system unstable or even inoperable. So there's a reason some of these Registry keys are protected. Editing a protected key can sometimes mess up Windows or the app the key relates to. We will never point you to any hacks that we haven't tested ourselves, but it still pays to be careful. If you’ve never worked with the Registry before, consider reading about how to use the Registry Editor before you get started. And definitely back up the Registry (and your computer!) before making changes. In Registry Editor, right-click the key that you can't edit (or the key that contains the value you can't edit) and then choose "Permissions" from the context menu. In the Permissions window that appears, click the "Advanced" button. Next, you're going to take ownership of the Registry key. In the "Advanced Security Settings" window, next to the listed Owner, click the "Change" link. In the "Select User or Group" window, in the "Enter the object name to select" box, type the name of your Windows user account (or your email address if you have a Microsoft account) and then click the "Check Names" button to validate the account name. When that's done, click OK to close the "Select User or Group" window and then click OK again to close the "Advanced Security Settings" window. Back at the regular Permissions window, select the Users group and then choose the "Allow" check box next to the "Full Control" permission. If you prefer, you can just give your user account full permissions rather than the Users group. To do that, click the Add button, walk through the steps to add your user account to the list, and then give thatRegedit Disabled Windows Xp
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