Error Message: Unable to Connect to all of the Roots...

Last reviewed: March 27, 1997
Article ID: Q155126

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

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

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

RESOLUTION

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

Additional query words:
Keywords : kbtool ntregistry ntsrvwkst ntutil prodnt
Version : 4.0
Platform : WinNT
Issue type : kberrmsg

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Last reviewed: March 27, 1997
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