Python20 win32api RegSetValueEx in Win2k

[David LeBlanc]

[This followup was posted to comp.lang.python and a copy was sent to the 
cited author.]

In article <3af136f3$1 at netnews.web.de>, huene at web.de says...
> I'm a newbie and tried to add some values to the Windows2000 registry database 
> using the RegSetValueEx command:
> 
> 
> subkey=win32api.RegOpenKeyEx(win32con.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,'Software')
> subkey=win32api.RegOpenKeyEx(subkey, 'Dummy')
> self.registry_key=subkey
> win32api.RegSetValueEx(self.registry_key, "7000", 0, win32con.REG_SZ, 
> "742890210")
> 
> 
> With Win9x there was no problem, whereas with W2k and NT I always get the error: 
> pywintypes.api_error: (5, 'RegSetValueEx',  'Zugriff verweigert') (the last is 
> 'access denied' in german).
> 
> 
> Using win32api.RegSetValue(self.registry_eaw_key, "7000", win32con.REG_SZ, 
> "742890210") I succeeded, but the result was a new  subkey. 
> 
> 
> I think it is something dealing with security. Is there somebody who can help 
> me?
> 
It could very well be a problem of permissions - are you logged in as 
administrator on the NT or 2K boxes. I think if you're trying to change a 
registery entry for H_KEY_LOCAL_USER, then it might work if you don't 
have administrator priviledges. Other branches, such as 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE are probably protected from unpriviledged users.

Dave LeBlanc