Registry Permissions

OK so now I will display my ignorance for all to see.

Since getting my Windows 7 machine I have never had occasion to manually edit anything in my registry. In attempting to fix what I frankly believe to be an optical drive that is just broken, I decided to try removing the upper and lower filters to see if that will work. I found the proper path and saw no reference to filters.

I then clicked on properties and was given an error message that access is denied.

I went directly from XP to W7 and never had any problems with registry edits before.

What am I missing?

 

I am assuming this is the error message you get Barry.



Right click on properties and select permissions, you should see this screen, click OK.



Click on Advanced on the next screen and another warning will pop up, click 'OK'.



In the next window click on 'Owner' tab and select your user name then click 'OK' and 'OK' again and you should now have permission to view or edit that key.



If you get a message saying - 'Cannot edit: error reading the values contents' or you dont see anything, then once you have set your name as the owner and clicked 'OK' you should see a screen like this.



Click on 'Add' and in the new window type your user name then click on 'Check Names' and it should find your name.



Now click 'OK'. Set the premissions to full control and click OK.



You should now have full rights over that key.

 

I knew all that I was just testing you!!! :snckr: By the way you passed! Thanks! (and I am only lying a little bit.)

 

Well I thought I should make the answer simple as possible especially for people around my age and beyond........................ :lglaf:

 

I did a cover two angles with explanation but yes from from right clicking on a file it is 5 steps including closing the context menu.