Unable to Connect to Registry of {computername}

[Guest]

I can ping the computer in question. When I open the properites of the computer and try to look at general, hotfixes, software, system,environment or network I get the error message "Unable to connect to registry {computer name}" The computer in question has W2K professional. I could see this information prior to the MSN update that I down loaded. Is there a relations here I am not sure. Can someone help?

[cmccullough]

Re: Unable to Connect to Registry of {computername}

What is the rest of the error message?

[Guest]

Re: Unable to Connect to Registry of {computername}

There is no more message. It is a pop up window in Hyena and that is all that it displays. I can connect to other computer with no problem.

[cmccullough]

Re: Unable to Connect to Registry of {computername}

It sounds like you are running into a communications issue. Hyena is requesting registry data from that computer, but Windows is failing to find it. It could also be that the Remote Registry service or RPC service is stopped.

[Guest]

Re: Unable to Connect to Registry of {computername}

Thank you that was the problem.

[Guest]

Re: Unable to Connect to Registry of {computername}

Hi,

There are some servers that I cannot connect to from Hyene when I try to get the Properties. I get the error: "unable to connect to registry of \\%server%".

I checked the remote registry service, and it is started, I even restarted it just for good measures. I did the same with the RPC service.

The servers can be pinged and accessed through terminal services and remote desktops.

Other servers that are in the same OU, and get the same GPs, I can get their properties with no problem.


Thanks,

Said

[Hiker]

Re: Unable to Connect to Registry of {computername}

Both services are running. I can access HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and HKEY_USERS, but not HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. I also tried logging in as the Administrator. This is happening on the same two computers that I posted a question concerning no Schedule Tasks folder. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Originally posted by cmccullough:
<span style="font-weight: bold">It sounds like you are running into a communications issue. Hyena is requesting registry data from that computer, but Windows is failing to find it. It could also be that the Remote Registry service or RPC service is stopped.</span></div></div>