Q155126: Error Message: Unable to Connect to all of the Roots…

Article: Q155126
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 13-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you connect to a remote registry in Registry Editor by clicking Connect
Network Registry on the Registry menu, the following message is displayed:

  Unable to connect to all of the roots of the computer's registry. Disconnect
  from the remote registry and then reconnect before trying again.

Or, when you open a key in a remote registry, the following message is
displayed:

  Cannot open <KEY>: Error while opening key.

CAUSE
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You are using Regedit.exe to edit the remote registry.

RESOLUTION
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To edit the registry on a remote computer set up for remote administration, use
Regedt32.exe instead of Regedit.exe.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0

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