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How to disable access to the registry editor [XP & Vista]
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How to disable access to the registry editor [XP & Vista]

This is a tutorial on how to disable access to the registry editor, (regedit), within Windows XP and Windows Vista.

In many of my previous tutorials you have learnt how to edit the registry. You would have noticed that you can make some pretty significant changes to the system and this is a good thing to protect.

Note: This guide involves the use of the Group Policy Editor, which is not included with Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Basic or Windows XP Home.


Steps

How to disable the Windows Registry Editor

1) Start the Group Policy Editor
Start > Run > “ gpedit.msc ”

2) In the left panel, go to
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System

3) In the right panel, enable
Prevent access to registry editing tools


For more tweaks and optimisation see my mega thread here: http://mcompute.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=620
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