Editing those pesky registry entries.

How many of us have tried to edit a registry entry and had that all too familiar and equally annoying message of error deleting key.
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1p2h4bEpl4E8SvqNx8B0nTvlBo6dKmANm8j0PSbH8rw0TzuReyFmNWLwIIRSOt4fU9?PARTNER=WRITER
What I used to do is right click the key, go to permissions, take ownership, give myself permission to edit it, ad nauseum.
But, there is a better way.

First, visit here. http://live.sysinternals.com/

I actually have this mapped to a drive letter, because I use it often.

Then locate an app called psexec. Copy it to a folder on your computer.

Then open a cmd.exe window (with Vista you need admin rights on the console window), and navigate to that directory and run this command: psexec -s -i regedit.
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pbGduFF3phsoTfboq8gUV0FgawTVqT9CM2LyynQoGIzaiWgApIGZ20dRKKgun7WQzFKTxzsQ8Gss?PARTNER=WRITER

Regedit will open. You now have full control over any regsitry entry. Use at your own risk!

 

If this gets enough attention, maybe I can get it into the FAQ here.

 

I like to think I know a fair amount about computers... but how do you map something to a drive letter?

 

It requires the server to support WebDAV.

Then you map it like a network drive.

 

Good point, I never thought of that.

 

Okay, maybe I wasn't clear. I don't know how to map ANYTHING to a drive letter.

 

Right click My Computer, or Computer, and choose map network drive.

 

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Wow I feel stupid. Thanks for the tip, though! I always wondered what that menu option was for. :-D

 

Thats how we all learn.