Try enabling the exception for remote administration as shown in the link
below. --- Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...827bfa8ba.mspx

"capitan" <c@pi.tan> wrote in message
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> What do I need to do to enable remote registry access through the XPSP2
> firewall? I have allowed file and print sharing (I thought this would do
> it because the registry is just a few configuration files after all). I
> have also allowed remote desktop and the items I have specifically allowed
> all work fine, just can't figure out exactly how to allow remote registry
> access. Having difficulty finding info on how to do this while googling
> usenet or the web. Thanks in advance for any help.