DOCUMENT:Q158294 09-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :Registry Editor Could Not Accomplish the Requested Operation PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:3.5 3.51 4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbenv ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you run Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe), and attempt to restore the registry information of a specific key by choosing Restore from the Registry menu, the following error message appears: Registry Editor could not accomplish the requested operation. CAUSE ===== This error can be caused by trying to restore a key that was saved with the Save Subtree As... option from the registry menu. This cause is described in this article. Additionally, attempting to use Load Hive with a key that was saved using Save Subtree As... causes the following error: Registry Editor could not load the key. The file is not a valid registry file. The error message indicated in the Symptoms section can also be caused by opening the registry of a remote computer and attempting to save the registry information of a specific key by clicking Save Key from the Registry menu. For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q139600 TITLE : Registry Editor Save Key Saves Key on Wrong Computer RESOLUTION ========== WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk. When saving the key, instead of clicking the Save Subtree As... option, click the Save Key option from the Registry menu. When trying to restore the key, click the Restore option from the Registry menu. The saved key will be restored without error. MORE INFORMATION ================ The Save Key option saves, as a file, the information contained in a registry key and in all of its subkeys. A file created using Save Key can be loaded into the registry (with Load Hive), or can be restored (with Restore). This format is readable by the Registry Editor and should be used when trying to move or save registry keys from one registry to another. The Save Subtree As... option saves the contents of the currently selected key as a text file, including all subkeys and value entries for that key. This format is used to provide a user readable text format for verifying all of the entries in a key or subkey, and it is not meant to move or save registry keys. Additional query words: prodnt registry restore subkey ====================================================================== Keywords : kbenv Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search Version : 3.5 3.51 4.0 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.