How to Enable/Disable Registry

Activating regedit (Enable/Disable registry tools)

This is the first registry tip we'll give, since you'll kinda need it if you want to use our other registry tweaks .

The value

The following values lock the registry editing tools when they are set to 1 (they are DWORD values) :

HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystemDisableRegistryTools for the current user and

HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystemDisableRegistryTools for all users (doesn't work on Windows XP though).

However, once one of them has been set to 1, you can't use regedit to simply remove them. So, here are 3 methods.


The methods

1. A reg file !

Tested and working on Win 2k, not working on Win XP.

You simply need to create and launch the following reg file :

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem]
"DisableRegistryTools"=-

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem]
"DisableRegistryTools"=-


But well, they finally blocked that in Windows XP

2. A VBS (Visual Basic Script)

Tested and working on Win 2k and XP.

In notepad, copy/paste the following script, and save the file with a .vbs extension, then run it :

'Enable/Disable Registry Editing tools
'© Doug Knox - rev 12/06/99
'This code may be freely distributed/modified as long as it remains free of charge
'http://www.icpug.org.uk/national/features/030607fe.htm
'Edited by PatheticCockroach - http://patheticcockroach.com

Option Explicit
'Declare variables
Dim WSHShell, rr, rr2, MyBox, val, val2, ttl, toggle
Dim jobfunc, itemtype

On Error Resume Next

Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
val = "HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystemDisableRegistryTools"
val2 = "HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystemDisableRegistryTools"
itemtype = "REG_DWORD"
jobfunc = "Registry Editing Tools are now "
ttl = "Result"

'reads the registry key value.
rr = WSHShell.RegRead (val)
rr2 = WSHShell.RegRead (val2)

toggle=1
If (rr=1 or rr2=1) Then toggle=0

If toggle = 1 Then
WSHShell.RegWrite val, 1, itemtype
WSHShell.RegWrite val2, 1, itemtype
Mybox = MsgBox(jobfunc & "disabled.", 4096, ttl)
Else
WSHShell.RegDelete val
WSHShell.RegDelete val2
Mybox = MsgBox(jobfunc & "enabled.", 4096, ttl)
End If



3. Use a modified regedit

We created modified regedit.exe from Windows 2000 (French) and Windows XP (English). These cracked regedits are completely insensitive to any key trying to prevent them from running. You can have them here :
mpam4_regedit_2k.exe
mpam4_regedit_XP.exe

Well, now you must have found your way to unlock your regedit, see you on other tweaks.

Or just simply copy this:

REG add HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

click start> run and paste then, enter to enable your registry.