Microsoft KB Archive/895155

= You cannot use remote registry editing tools to modify the 32-bit keys in the x64 versions of Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 895155

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



SYMPTOMS
You cannot use remote registry editing tools such as Registry Editor to modify the 32-bit keys in the x64 versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2003.



WORKAROUND
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To work around this issue, use Remote Desktop Connection (Mstsc.exe) to locally log on from the client computer, as follows:
 * 1) On the client computer, click Start, click Run, type mstsc, and then click OK.
 * 2) Type the appropriate server name in the Computer text box. Click Connect.
 * 3) In the Log On to Windows dialog box, type the appropriate user name in the User Name text box. Type the appropriate password in the Password text box. Select an appropriate domain name in the Log on to list. Click OK.
 * 4) Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

You can use remote registry editing tools such as Registry Editor to modify the 32-bit keys.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

305097 How to view the system registry by using 64-bit versions of Windows



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

