Reading a remote registry key returns Access is denied in Windoes XP

[Pankaj KumarSingh1]

Windoes XP both current and remote machines are XP

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reg query \\Computer_name\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ProductOptions /v ProductType


returns "Error: Access is denied."


Set the permission "Everyone" to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurePipeServers\winreg

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