Non-Administrators Can Modify Profile Locations in Windows NT Registry

ID: Q242013

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

When you log on to a Windows NT-based computer with a domain account that does not have administrator privileges, you are able to change the location of the administrator profile in the Windows NT registry to refer to another location.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

Additional query words: regedt32.exe regedit.exe

Keywords : kbenv kbnetwork NT4SP6Fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug