Chuck wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:17:32 -0600, capitan <c@pi.tan> wrote:
>
>
>>Chuck wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:06:47 -0600, capitan <c@pi.tan> wrote:
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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.
>>>
>>>
>>>What type of registry access do you want to do remotely? Computer specific
>>>("HKLM..."), or user specific ("HKCU...")?
>>
>>Both if possible.
>>
>> What file sharing authentication are
>>
>>>you using on the server (target computer) - Guest, or non-Guest?
>>
>>Whatever the default is when accessing the registry remotely through
>>regedit.
>>
>>
>>><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
>>>http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...-xp.html#Guest
>>>
>>
>>Hi Chuck, thanks for the reply. The links you have given me sound more
>>like file sharing access and correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think
>>that is the same type of access used for editing the registry remotely.
>> I enabled allow exception for file and print sharing, and that did not
>>let me in to edit the registry remotely. What is the permissions or
>>access required for remote registry? How does it work?
>>
>>Thanks a million,
>
>
> If you don't have administrative access to file shares, you won't have
> administrative access to registry shares. Guest access (to file shares) will
> not give you registry access.
>

OK, thats good to know. Thanks Chuck. I'm a domain admin so it seems I
should have permissions, and it should work if I have file and print
sharing allowed in the firewall. Hmmm, puzzling. When I disable the
firewall and try it it works, so I am positive it is the firewall
blocking me. And the firewall does not prompt the logged in user for
the remote registry access.

Any other suggestions? Thanks again.

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capitan