Microsoft KB Archive/294943

= Regedt32 May Save Registry Key to Remote Computer When You Connect Remotely =

Article ID: 294943

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q294943





SYMPTOMS
When you use Regedt32.exe and you connect to a remote computer by clicking Select Computer on the Registry menu, you can open a registry hive on a remote computer. If you then use the Save Key command on the Registry menu to save a registry key from the remote computer's registry hive, Regedt32 saves the key on the remote computer, even if you select a path to save the key on your local computer's hard disk. You may receive the following error message if the path that you select is invalid for the remote computer:

Error

Registry Editor could not accomplish the requested operation.



CAUSE
When you use the Save Key command on the Registry menu to save a registry key, Regedt32 displays a Save Key dialog box in which you can select the path to which to save the registry key as a file. However, when you save a registry key from a remote computer's hive, Regedt32 relates this path to the remote computer and tries to save the key on the remote computer's hard disk.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods:
 * Use a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path name instead of the actual path.
 * Use the Save Subtree As command in Regedt32.exe to save the registry key.
 * Use Regedit.exe to save the registry key to the local computer.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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