Microsoft KB Archive/155126

= Error Message: Unable to Connect to all of the Roots... =

Article ID: 155126

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q155126





SYMPTOMS
When you connect to a remote registry in Registry Editor by clicking Connect Network Registry on the Registry menu, the following message is displayed:

Unable to connect to all of the roots of the computer's registry. Disconnect from the remote registry and then reconnect before trying again.

Or, when you open a key in a remote registry, the following message is displayed:

Cannot open : Error while opening key.



CAUSE
You are using Regedit.exe to edit the remote registry.



RESOLUTION
To edit the registry on a remote computer set up for remote administration, use Regedt32.exe instead of Regedit.exe.

Keywords: KB155126

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