Permission Denied 800A0046 Writing to a Registry HKLM Value???

[Sharpharp]

Hi there,

Trying to create a registry value using vbscript on Windows 7. I am logged in as a user which is a member of the local administrators group, but when i run a vbscript to add a value under the HKLM area on the registry I get:

Permission denied, Code 800a0046 Microsoft VBScript runtime error

If i write to a HKCU value its ok and works, but not when under a HKLM, can anyone help?

I thought being a member of local admistrators group be fine to add to the registry, but clearly not for HKLM values.

Anyone able to help me?

Thanks in advance,
sharpy

 

[Geates]

I've run into the same problem on Windows 7. Use a registry object even for the local machine:
set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\default:StdRegProv")

objShell.RegWrite "HKLM\Path\To\Key\MyValue", strData, "REG_SZ"

becomes

CONST HKLM = &H80000002
objReg.SetStringValue HKLM, "Path\To\Key", "MyValue", strData

Refer to

http://www.activexperts.com/activmonitor/windowsmanagement/scripts/operatingsystem/registry/

for other registry methods

-Geates

 

[Sharpharp]

Thanks,

I've managed to get my original script working with evelated permissions in the script itself.

However what i was trying to achieve was to edit the registry to place a logoff script in it (the same way you would go to gpedit (locally) and add a logoff script under user configuration)

If i add a script manually using the gpedit - user configuration - add a logoff script, my logoff script works.

If i use my script, i can enter the values into the registry, but the script does not run on logout.

Am i missing something? I've added keys into the "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\State\SID xxxxxx x x x x\Scripts\Logoff\0\0\Script"

But still won't run.

Any ideas?