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Changing HKCR registry key with group policy
I'm trying to change permissions of some keys in HKCR (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT) to get a misbehaving program working. I originally tried to script it, but realized that group policy can handle the change ...
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Windows 2003 registry setting DST
On Windows 7, you can use this key to enable/disable DST settings in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation Value Name: DynamicDaylightTimeDisabled Value ...
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GPP and Windows7 Registry VirtualStore
I have an XP application that has a number of keys set via GPP, otherwise it prompts the user to manually enter this information. This is written to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AppX
When on an ...
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Identifiying weird chinese registry entries in CurrentControlSet\Services
I noticed chinese characters inside my register under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services. Inside these there was nothing. I googled the strings and found nothing. Anyway for me to identify these? ...
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Remotely Find Registry Keys in Registry Sub-folders
Via CMD I would like to find out remotely the registry entries for a folder in the registry.
For example.
If I could send a request to a computer to tell me what the keys, d-words, values, etc are ...
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Deploy binary hex registry via GPO or PowerShell
I am trying to deploy a custom registry entry which I exported from a test machine. It looks like below. I came across THIS similar request on another site, but I couldn't make it to work.
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FullArmor ADMX Editor: Does it work correctly/well for admx files?
I am currently creating some admx files. I found the FullArmor ADMX Migrator from Microsoft which also includes an ADMX editor. However, when using this editor I found the outputs quite strange. For ...
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Registry key to tell if a server is a Read Only Domain Controller
Is there a registry key I can check to tell if a server is a read only domain controller?
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Change Registry Value Command Line
Is there a way to set a registry value with a command line without using a .reg file to import it?
I've looked over the reg and regedit.exe command line options, and it doesn't look like there's a ...
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What is the locations of the registry files in Windows 2008 R2
Looking for the physical files the Windows 2008 R2 server registry. Does anyone know their location and names?
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How to check if machines are set to use a proxy (remotely)?
I have a Windows active directory domain network and a list of Windows machine names that I want to check if they are set to use a proxy (internet settings > connections > lan settings > proxy > use a ...
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Account is no longer attached to the computer [closed]
The comapny that I work for has split into different branches to become more efficient and I had to move from our main office into the smaller office. Now this place has a different domain and setup ...
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REG.EXE throwing access denied when run in command line, but not as a .lnk
I have a strange problem here. I am trying to disable UAC via the command line (batch file) and by using REG.EXE (as it doesn't ask for UAC access itself). I have been able to create a shortcut ...
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Set binary registry setting through GPO
I've got a REG_BINARY registry key that I'd like to set via GPO. However, the GPO interface to add registry settings simply has a 'Value Data' text field.
I can set the type to REG_BINARY, but what ...
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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT does not contain contents of HKEY_CURRENT_USER
I have an MSI installer which registers an ActiveX component. The registration info is written to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive, and all works fine and dandy.
For one user, however, IE is behaving as ...
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How do Internet Settings from HKCU and HKLM combine?
I am writting a .reg file to change some security Internet Settings to our users.
As we do not control our AD servers, I cannot try to set it for every user through policy. Yet, I can ask for ...
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Windows 7: What's the meaning of the “RESTRICTED” User Account in registry permissions
I'm trying to get an old (32Bit) legacy application to run under Windows 7(64Bit). The application runs under Administrator privileges but not as a normal user.
I used RegMon64 from the Systernals ...
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Registry entry missing for msexchangeDSAccess exchange 2010
After running exbpa i received a notification for PDC emulator is not excluded active directory access (ADAccess) topology with the value for minuserdc is missing
after researching how to fix, I am ...
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Registry remotley hacked, Windows 7, need help tracking the perp
I was writing some .VBS code at the office that would allow certain file extensions to be downloaded without a warning dialog on a Windows7x32 system.
The system I was writing this on is in a lab on ...
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How can I add to a registry key
I need to create a script to run on a server that I do not have access to.
I need the script to append a string to an existing string value (Type = REG_SZ). The script cannot just replace the ...
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Windows Vista/7 Registry Issue
I've been given the task of modifying a batch file for the installation of our software that sets certain registry values. The modification has to do with differences in the registry between Windows ...
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Extracting registry information from files in c:\windows\system32\Config* and profile ntuser.dat
I have an old windows disk that got winrot under Win Pro XP/32. I installed a new disk and did a fresh install of Win 7/64. After that successfully completed, I reattached the old windows disk.
I'd ...
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Issues disabling SSL 2.0 in IIS 6
I have reviewed both related posts on this site:
How do I disable SSL 2.0 support on IIS?
How to disable SSL 2.0 on IIS 7.5?
The issue I am having is that I have implemented the registry change, ...
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Hyper-V core NIC speeds and registry changes
On a Dell PE T610 I have Hyper-V core running, with 2 x Broadcom BCM5709C NetXtreme II GigE installed. I have noticed that copying large files 17GB for example, from a network physical server to the ...
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get rid of warning when installing registry file
I use windows vista but this question is for other windows versions as well.
When I double click to install a reg file I get this warning:
Adding information can unintentionally
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Where is the Windows registry on a server accessible from?
What's the security risk of storing a password in the registry in plain text? How can you get at it unless you already have admin access, in which case it's a moot point?
(I'm only asking because ...
