Registry editor disabled by administrator

Windows Registry : Something you must know

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/03/windows-registry-something-you-must.html manager and registry editor can be disabled by entries in this folder. If DisableRegistryTools, DisableTaskMgrhas a value 1, then regedit.exe and taskmgr.exe (registry editor and task manager cannot be run !!) Some viruses make use of this to disable the end tasking of virus applications. ...

Permission Denied on Hosts File (Windows 7)

http://digitalpbk.com/windows/host-file-windows-7-write-permission-denied Permission Denied on Hosts File (Windows 7) On Windows 7, I was trying to edit the host file using Komodo and was getting Permission Denied, and tried notepad too still got permission denied. I thought initially it was McAfee Anti Virus that was disabling the edit of host file as this file is an important system configuration file. The reason but was that Windows requires the editor to run with administrator privileges to edit the file, this is different in Windows XP because all programs ...

WORM_RONTOKBRO.Y versus me

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/01/wormrontokbroy-versus-me.html by the virus, it restarted the computer ! But I got the exe name "eksplorasi.exe".Battle 2: RegeditIn an effort to save my system, after rebooting tried to run the "regedit" registry editor where most viruses register in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runto start when the computer starts. But I failed in the battle again. It has disabled the registery editor. Battle 3:Safe modeIn the next battle, I rebooted the computer in safe mode (F8 before booting ...

Brontok Virus manual removal steps

http://digitalpbk.com/virus/brontok-manual-removal-steps-free-tool out for the following symptoms : Unable to access any anti virus sites Folder options is disabled in Windows Explorer Unable to run Windows Registry Editor regedit.exe System restarts often Brontok Manual Removal Steps In order to remove Brontok Manually, the following steps have to be followed. The virus restarts the computer if you try to kill the process. So its favourable if you have a different OS on the same machine or plug your hard drive to a different system and clean it up. Read ...

0x80070002-A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the license for this computer

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2008/04/0x80070002-problem-is-preventing.html the following from Microsoft knowledge base.Reset the default security provider in Windows XPTo reset the default security provider in Windows XP, delete the relevant registry keys in the Windows registry. To do this, follow these steps:1. Start the computer. Press the F8 key during startup to start the computer in Safe mode.2. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).3. Delete the following registry keys in the Windows registry:HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\ProvidersHKEY_USERS\S-1 ...

Preventing the default Windows Messenger from running.

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2006/12/preventing-default-windows-messenger.html Preventing the default Windows Messenger from running. To disable the in-built Windows Messenger on XP1. Login as administrator2. Start > Run3. Type gpedit.msc in the dialog box, Press Enter.4. Now you can see the "Group Policy" window, from the Tree View thats shown at the left, Select Computer Configuration to disable it for all users or Select User Configuration for disabling only for your account.5. Select Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Messenger6 ...

jwgkvsq.vmx - Conficker virus manual removal

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2009/04/jwgkvsqvmx-conficker-virus-manual.html Conficker disables the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) and Windows Automatic Updates. So If you find these services disabled, be alert. (To checkout what services are running and their statuses Run > services.msc.Follow these steps to detect and remove Conficker virus:Run regedit.exe registry editorGoto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\SvcHost\netsvcsDouble click the key to see if there is a random value at its end.Note the "zbtthjd" at the end ...

Disable Autorun Windows XP

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/10/disable-autorun-windows-xp.html , Flash Drives etc.So Disable your Autorun nowHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom\Autorun Change from 1 to 0To disable Autoplay of all drivesStart > Run > gpedit.mscEnable : Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Turn Off Autoplay ...

amvo.exe Virus Manual Removal Steps

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2008/02/amvoexe-virus-usb-memory-stick.html installed and can access all partitions on the disk, go delete the files and clear the trash on all drives.Step 4Reboot the system.Do necessary changes as in Step 2, if you have not done those.I hope that will do itInstall a good antivirus update it. Prevent Autorun from USBs.To disable Autoplay of all drivesStart > Run > gpedit.mscEnable : Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Turn Off AutoplayAnything more ? ...

Multiple Instances of yahoo messenger

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/09/multiple-instances-of-yahoo-messenger.html Multiple Instances of yahoo messenger Yahoo Messengeris a popular instant messaging software around. Yahoo messenger, by default, runs only a single copy on a single machine so for people with multiple yahoo id's this is a problem. Here is a short snippet that makes yahoo messenger to run multiple versions.REGEDITOpen the registry editor. Start > Run > regeditNavigate to +- HKEY_CURRENT_USER +- Software +- yahoo +- pagerCreate a new key inside pager named Test ...