Cannot find existing registry key

[amcdiarm@gmail.com]

We a Windows 2003 native domain, and want to set the timeserver to
NIST. However, when we go to Hkey_local_machine\system
\currentcontrolset\services\w32time\parameters to set the TYPE dword
key: We cannot find it (As local admin, or domain admin). If we try
to create the key, we get a message that the key allready exists - but
we do not see it in regedt32 although we have the ownership of the
w32time & subkeys/values


Has anyone heard of not being able to view existing keys that they
(theoretically) have rights to see?

Thanks

 

[Ryan Hanisco]

RE: Cannot find existing registry key

Amcdiarm,

If you are just looking to set the SNTP server, you might jsut try doing
this from the command prompt.

NET TIME /SetSNTP:<ServerName>

Docs at:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...b011-459a-ac5c-326a562d42461033.mspx?mfr=true
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MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+
Chicago, IL

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"amcdiarm@gmail.com" wrote:

> We a Windows 2003 native domain, and want to set the timeserver to
> NIST. However, when we go to Hkey_local_machine\system
> \currentcontrolset\services\w32time\parameters to set the TYPE dword
> key: We cannot find it (As local admin, or domain admin). If we try
> to create the key, we get a message that the key allready exists - but
> we do not see it in regedt32 although we have the ownership of the
> w32time & subkeys/values
>
>
> Has anyone heard of not being able to view existing keys that they
> (theoretically) have rights to see?
>
> Thanks
>
>

 

[Dave Patrick]

Re: Cannot find existing registry key

Type should be Reg_Sz string

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<amcdiarm@gmail.com> wrote:
> We a Windows 2003 native domain, and want to set the timeserver to
> NIST. However, when we go to Hkey_local_machine\system
> \currentcontrolset\services\w32time\parameters to set the TYPE dword
> key: We cannot find it (As local admin, or domain admin). If we try
> to create the key, we get a message that the key allready exists - but
> we do not see it in regedt32 although we have the ownership of the
> w32time & subkeys/values
>
>
> Has anyone heard of not being able to view existing keys that they
> (theoretically) have rights to see?
>
> Thanks
>