Re: detecting when the registry is locked (e.g. limited users with WindowsXP)

From: Ray Marron (marron+delphi_at_cableaz.com)
Date: 12/05/03


Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:14:34 -0700


<chris@mricro.com> wrote in message news:oprzpz1jhry9hwxn@localhost...
...
> I have always had my software attempt to create file
> associations at startup.
...
> However, with WindowsXp, it appears that administrators
> can severly limit the ability of standard users to access the
> registry. [SNIP]

NT and 2000 do this also.

Why not create the associations at install time? Normally a user with
administrative priviledges does the installing of apps, especially so in a
controlled envrionment like a computer lab.

-- 
Ray Marron


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