event viewer

Give this a shot:

Open Regedit or Regedt32
Navigate to
HKEY_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\SecurePipeServer\Winreg
Check to see if the Local System has read permissions
Check subfolders
Check to see if Local System has read permissions

If the Local System is missing or does not have read permissions give it read
permissions

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Microsoft Server Setup Team

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http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp

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