"Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT"

Everytime I startup Solidworks I get at least 3 pop-up warnings:
"Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT"
and then SolidWorks starts as it should? Any ideas? Thanks.

 

IM NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!!!!!!!
I feel your pain Larry.
Let me know if you come up with a solution.

Ben

 

For me that is not the problem, thanks though, and sorry for hijacking
this thread Larry, I am really curious on how to deal with this

Ben

 

Seth,

I checked out the administrator issue and it's not a problem since I am
the in the administrator and power user groups - it's my computer. I've
been trying to resolve this for a while and I am aware others have the
same problem. Thanks.

 

Could this be a virus?

I've had really good luck using Ad Aware and Spybot.

Best Regards,
Devon T. Sowell
www.3-ddesignsolutions.com

 

Here is the fix for this.

o Error “Failed to update the system registry. Please try using
REGEDIT.
 This error is typically generated by certain registry keys being
set to the incorrect permissions level. Go into the registry and find
the following registry entries:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SldAssem.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SldDraw.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SldPart.Document

Right click on these items and select permissions. Change the
permissions for these keys from Special to Full Control and Read for
both System and the currently logged-on user.

 

I concur fixed the same problem the same route.

 

Beautiful! Thanks for the info.

Larry

 

Ok, so that fixed the issue. But what caused the problem in the first
place? Why was the registry change necessary? The OP said he had admin
privileges so what caused his install to go awry?

WT

 

SYMPTOMS
When you try to run SolidWorks 2006, you may receive the following
error message:
SolidWorks 2006

Failed to update the system registry.
Please try using REGEDIT.
CAUSE
This issue can occur if the following registry keys do not grant the
Set Value permission to the current user:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SldAssem.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SldDraw.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SldPart.Document

The SolidWorks Service Pack program attempts to write to these registry
keys when it starts and generates an error message if it is unable to
do so. These registry keys are not generally "writeable" in a secured
environment.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, grant all users the "Set Value" permission:

WARNING: Granting all users the "Set Value" permission on a shared
registry key may not be permitted by your system administrator, and/or
your local security policies. Because of this, please use caution when
you use the following procedure.
1. Log on to your computer as an administrator.
2. Use Regedt32.exe to view the following registry keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SldAssem.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SldDraw.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SldPart.Document

Grant all users (everyone) the "Set Value" permission on each of these
shared registry keys.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft
products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

 

Well I have done this and now I have 2 less buttons to push to get into
SW, so it worksed partly. Now I have triple checked the values and all
is as it says to do above, but one popup remains. any clue on what key
I need to change???

Thanks for the tips though!

Ben

 

Never mind I found it I was changing the SldAIPart.Document.... Careful
there are a few keys that can be misread by skimmers like me....

Ben

But now I am free of the popups THANK YOU ALL