Reg.exe Displays Access Denied Error When Querying Registry

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Reg.exe may display an "Access denied" error when it is used to query the registry on a remote computer running Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Server.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" online Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

Confirm the following if this error is encountered:

• The user account used to query the remote computer has at least Read Access to the WINREG key on the remote computer being queried. Use the Permissions command on the Security menu of Regedt32.exe to grant the appropriate user or group Read Access to the WINREG key located under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurePipeServers. By default, only administrators have access to this key.



• The user account used to establish the connection to the remote computer has either Read Only or Full Control on the registry key being queried. No combination of Special Access permissions will allow a remote user to query a registry key on a remote computer.

• You are using version 1.04 or later of Reg.exe. To determine the version number of Reg.exe, type
  
  REG.EXE /?
  
  at the Windows NT command prompt.

Keywords :
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb