Are you getting error “Registry Editing has been disabled by your administrator” even when you yourself is the administrator of the machine.

If you are fedup with the error and want to correct it, below you will find few steps on how to remove the error “Registry Editing has been disabled by your administrator” .

Using the Group Policy Editor (Windows XP Professional only)

• Click Start, Run and type gpedit.msc and press
  ENTER
• Go to the following location:

User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System

• Double-click Disable registry editing tools and set it to Not Configured
• Exit the Group Policy Editor

Thanks it and your registry problem is resolved. Simple isn’t it?

Note: If the setting already reads Not Configured, set it to Enabled, and click Apply. Then revert it back to Not Configured. This  ensures that the DisableRegistryTools registry value is removed successfully.