Virus Has disabled my Windows XP SP2 Registry Editor. How Can I re-enable it.?

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My Windows XP SP2 was infected by viruses named Jambanmu.com, kxvo.exe, Flash.10.exe, Macromedia.10.exe and some more which caused my system to work slowly, somehow I got rid of them, I fixed almost my everything excluding my registry editor. when I type it in run, it says your administrator has disabled registry editor. also at my startup I receive the message Jambanmu.com is missing, It was a virus which I managed to kill, now I don’t want windows to tell me that.

If you are lucky if the virus hasn’t disabled group policy editor.

* Start > Run
* Type gpedit.msc and press OK
* Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System
* Double click "Disable registry editing tools" and set it to "Not Configured"
Exit Group Policy editor

Now if you cannot access gpedit :(

Start > Run and enter the following command. This is one single command all goes on one line separated by spaces (The part between HKCU and System should have no space). Yahoo answers has the problem of "…" out long phrases that’s why i am typing it on multiple lines:

REG add
HKCU\
Software\
Microsoft\
Windows\
CurrentVersion\
Policies\
System
/v DisableRegistryTools
/t REG_DWORD
/d 0
/f

Note: You may have to restart your computer or wait for up to 2 hours.

Filed under: fix windows xp registry

3 Responses to “Virus Has disabled my Windows XP SP2 Registry Editor. How Can I re-enable it.?”

  1. chris.winne, on March 9th, 2010 at 7:12 pm Said:

    First of all, try updating to SP3. At least that way you know that you are running with all current updates. Then see if you can get into it from cmd. Just type regedit into the command line. I know there are a few decent regitry repair tools out there so if this doesn’t work, try tracking down one of them.
    References :

  2. Salman A, on March 9th, 2010 at 7:27 pm Said:

    If you are lucky if the virus hasn’t disabled group policy editor.

    * Start > Run
    * Type gpedit.msc and press OK
    * Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System
    * Double click "Disable registry editing tools" and set it to "Not Configured"
    Exit Group Policy editor

    Now if you cannot access gpedit :(

    Start > Run and enter the following command. This is one single command all goes on one line separated by spaces (The part between HKCU and System should have no space). Yahoo answers has the problem of "…" out long phrases that’s why i am typing it on multiple lines:

    REG add
    HKCU\
    Software\
    Microsoft\
    Windows\
    CurrentVersion\
    Policies\
    System
    /v DisableRegistryTools
    /t REG_DWORD
    /d 0
    /f

    Note: You may have to restart your computer or wait for up to 2 hours.
    References :

  3. Mudit Goyal, on March 9th, 2010 at 8:04 pm Said:

    Just go the link below and download a 2kb tool to re enable your registry
    References :
    http://xp-solutions.blogspot.com/2008/07/enabledisable-registry-editing-regedit.html

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