Re: Windows XP registry security : Any access right ?

[Robert Holtz <robert.d.holtz () gmail com>]

Be extremely careful when mucking about with a registry entry's
security settings.  RegEdt32 will let you change a whole branch if
you're not watching what you're doing.

You can render a machine inoperable in a heartbeat, i.e., you're
reloading windows from scratch.

On 5/12/05, Mihai Amarandei <mihai () xmcopartners com> wrote:
> I guess what you can do is open regedit -  The Windows Registry Editor.
>  From there, for example, select HKEY_CURRENT_USER, right click on it
> and chek the Authorisations Option(Autorisations in the french version,
> don't ask :) ). From there you should be able to manage who and how has
> access to that key/field.
> Regards
>
> Mihai
> http://secinternship.blogspot.com
>
>  S C wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm looking for information son Windows XP registry security.
> >
> > I would like to be able, for example, to allow user Alice to read/write only in the  HKEY_CURRENT_USER hives and to 
> > read-only all the registry.
> >
> > Is that possible ?
> > If yes, how can I configure this ?
> >
> > Any others tricks related to Windows XP registry security ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > SC