Re: "admin" could not make entries in registry ...

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 04/27/05 

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 01:33:32 -0500

Check to make sure that administrators and system has read and full control
permissions to those keys. Maybe they were locked down as a precaution
against malware. --- Steve

"Polaris" <etpolaris@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uxnyAhuSFHA.3344@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi:
>
> It happens to a few Windows XP users: the user is an admin, but could not
> manually make new entries under to registry keys below (using
> regedit.exe):
>
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, and
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
>
> Scanned for virus but it made no difference. Any thought is appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Polaris
>

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