User Guide

ERD Commander 2003
User’s Guide
file and to incorporate Registry key information of the same format into the
Registry. The file format used by ERD Commander 2003 Regedit is the same
as that used by the Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 Registry editors.
Use ERD Commander 2003 Regedit’s permissions reset functionality when a
system becomes unbootable because security permissions on keys prevent
the system from accessing critical areas of the Registry. Select the key
whose permissions you wish to reset and chose the Reset Permissions
menu entry. You can reset the permissions on a specific key or a key and all
its subkeys.
NOTE
: Because resetting permissions makes objects fully accessible to any
user, you should lock down the appropriate objects after the system is booted
normally to close potential security holes.
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