Solved Adding Registry Key

[Mike99]

I tried to add the following to my Windows 7 registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Debug\\ehPresenter.dll]
"NominalRange"=dword:1

But get this error message whether I double click or merge the file.
“Cannot import C:\filepath\WMCBlack.reg: Error accessing the registry.

Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

 

[TanyaC]

I tried to add the following to my Windows 7 registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Debug\\ehPresenter.dll]
"NominalRange"=dword:1

But get this error message whether I double click or merge the file.
“Cannot import C:\filepath\WMCBlack.reg: Error accessing the registry.

Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

Try removing the double \\. replace with a single \.

 

[dexislegend123]

Correct me if i have read this wrong but the file ive attached let me know if that has worked? just try it and see if it did go into reg

 

[mitchell65]

I tried to add the following to my Windows 7 registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Debug\\ehPresenter.dll]
"NominalRange"=dword:1

But get this error message whether I double click or merge the file.
“Cannot import C:\filepath\WMCBlack.reg: Error accessing the registry.

Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

IMPORTANT
Have you created a backup of your registry???

 

[dexislegend123]

I tried to add the following to my Windows 7 registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Debug\\ehPresenter.dll]
"NominalRange"=dword:1

But get this error message whether I double click or merge the file.
“Cannot import C:\filepath\WMCBlack.reg: Error accessing the registry.

Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

IMPORTANT
Have you created a backup of your registry???

hopefully if he has brains

 

[mitchell65]

I tried to add the following to my Windows 7 registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Debug\\ehPresenter.dll]
"NominalRange"=dword:1

But get this error message whether I double click or merge the file.
“Cannot import C:\filepath\WMCBlack.reg: Error accessing the registry.

Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

IMPORTANT
Have you created a backup of your registry???

hopefully if he has brains

He may be a novice (we all were once remember) and not realise the potential danger! Any member offering advice regarding registry editing should always advise the creating of a backup. If the OP already knows about the danger then there is nothing lost. If she/he doesn't know then there's an awful lot to gain. Please don't make harsh judgments of others without really knowing them! Just a thought!

 

[dexislegend123]

IMPORTANT
Have you created a backup of your registry???

hopefully if he has brains

He may be a novice (we all were once remember) and not realise the potential danger! Any member offering advice regarding registry editing should always advise the creating of a backup. If the OP already knows about the danger then there is nothing lost. If she/he doesn't know then there's an awful lot to gain. Please don't make harsh judgments of others without really knowing them! Just a thought!

I meant no offence just simply if he's going to mess around with the reg
He would of understood the downside or so i hope

you wouldn't get in the car without a seat belt on now would ya

anyway I hope it solves his problem if he has or when he's back up'd the reg first

 

[mitchell65]

if he's going to mess around with the reg
He would of understood the downside or so i hope

That's very bold assumption just based on what you hope.
As far a the seatbelt in the car is concerned you have illustrated my point perfectly. If you get in a car then your instructor will ensure you have the seat belt on before he will allow you to take control of the car. If you have passed your test you will know it is illegal to drive unless you are wearing a seat belt.
QED

 

[bigmck]

That's very bold assumption just based on what you hope.
As far a the seatbelt in the car is concerned you have illustrated my point perfectly. If you get in a car then your instructor will ensure you have the seat belt on before he will allow you to take control of the car. If you have passed your test you will know it is illegal to drive unless you are wearing a seat belt.
QED

Mitchell -- I just want to compliment you on your broad range of instruction. You made two excellent remarks here concerning backups while in another thread you instructed a poster to "Contemplate his Navel".
:roflmao::roflmao:

 

[mitchell65]

Mitchell -- I just want to compliment you on your broad range of instruction. You made two excellent remarks here concerning backups while in another thread you instructed a poster to "Contemplate his Navel".
:roflmao::roflmao:

Thank you I just try to respond in the most appropriate terms!

 

[Dwarf]

This is quite an easy one actually. I note that you are trying to merge an entry into the HKLM branch of the registry. As this branch pertains to the whole machine, and not just an individual account, it can only be successfully merged from within an account with administrative privileges. Attempting to do so from a standard account will result in the error you have received.

In addition, the correct version to use is that as supplied by dexislegend123 in Post #3 above.

 

[TanyaC]

In addition, the correct version to use is that as supplied by dexislegend123 in Post #3 above.

Correct - what I said in the first place - remove the double backslash.

 

[Mike99]

TanyaC and dexislegend123,

Thank you and thank you, yes the single \ did the job.

This file is found on quite a few web sites & some list double \ & some single \. I looked at the text contents to make sure I was doing it correctly but never paid attention to the slashes.

Thank you both again.

And yes I did back up the Registry & also created a restore point.

 

[dexislegend123]

TanyaC and dexislegend123,

Thank you and thank you, yes the single \ did the job.

This file is found on quite a few web sites & some list double \ & some single \. I looked at the text contents to make sure I was doing it correctly but never paid attention to the slashes.

Thank you both again.

And yes I did back up the Registry & also created a restore point.

Glad to be of Help. Mark as solved