Fix error

“Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator” this message appears when you try to access Windows Registry and the bad thing is that you cannot run regedit unless you are an Administrator. This error can be fixed in Windows XP and also in Windows Vista.
A possible reason that this message appear is a malware injection or the DisableRegistryTools policy had been enabled.
It’s highly advisable to follow up with a system checkup for Virus and Malware.

For Windows XP are two ways to enable the registry editing in Windows.

Method 1 – Using Group Policy Editor

Step 1: Click Windows + R buttons or go to Start-> Run
Step 2: Type in gpedit.msc
Step 3: Go to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System
Step 4: In the right side will appear some options, and you will select “Prevent access to registry editing tools”
Step 5: If it’s already set to Not Configured, set it to Enabled and click Apply. Then repeat the steps and revert the setting back to Not Configured. This removes the registry based policy if set already.
Important: If not, then run gpupdate in command prompt to apply the group policies.
Step 6: Restart your computer

Method 2

Step 1: Click Windows + R buttons or go to Start-> Run
Step 2: Copy + Paste “REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f” and press Enter button
Step 3: Restart your computer

For Windows Vista are also two ways to enable the registry editing in Windows.

Method 1 – Using Group Policy Editor

Step 1: Click Start, type gpedit
Step 2: Type in gpedit.msc in the Search box, and press ENTER
Step 3: Go to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System
Step 4: In the right side will appear some options, and you will select “Prevent access to registry editing tools”
Step 5: If it’s already set to Not Configured, set it to Enabled and click Apply. Then repeat the steps and revert the setting back to Not Configured. This removes the registry based policy if set already.
Important: If not, then run gpupdate in command prompt to apply the group policies.
Step 6: Restart your computer

Method 2:

Step 1: Download reg_enable.vbs ,and save it to Desktop
Step 2: Click Start -> go to All Programs -> Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
Step 3: Type the following command and press Enter
cd /d %userprofile%\desktop
Step 4: Type the following command and press ENTER
wscript.exe reg_enable.vbs
Step 5: Restart your computer