Monday, January 24, 2011

Registry Editing has been disabled by your Administrator ?

Here is the solution for another bug (problem) with windows registry editor. The easiest and safe way to remove viruses or unwanted applications is by using registry editor, but some viruses do not let you open registry editor or disabled registry editor. During this situation you will get a alert "Registry Editing has been disabled by your Administrator".

Solution:

Step1: Start > Run

Step2: Type the following command (without quotes) and Press Enter
"REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"

Good Luck!

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Folder Options Missing ?

This happens sometimes when you want to see your hidden files/folders. You go to Tools > Folder Options and check for hidden files and folders option. But sometimes you couldn't find folder options under Tool menu.

Solution for this bug (Folder Option Missing):

1. Click on Start > Run
2. Type "regedit" and press Enter
3. Look for [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
4. Set the DWORD "NoFolderOptions" value to 0 (zero).

Note*- Always Take Backup of registry before any modifications.