Is it possible to edit it directly through the Registry Editor?

Yes, click the hive on the right, and choose Edit from the toolbar.

Permissions are the same as after install.
 
nuhi said:
Yes, click the hive on the right, and choose Edit from the toolbar.

Permissions are the same as after install.
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Key Creation Error​

Error Message: Unable to create key 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e. You do not have the required permissions to create a new key in the area.

Context: It seems that administrative privileges are required, but when executing the edit menu in the Hive window, it does not seem to be running with administrator rights.

Actions Taken:
  1. Ran NTLite with Administrator Privileges.
  2. Granted Administrator Privileges to the User Account.
Problem Encountered in the Next Step:Error Message:
You cannot rename new key #1 in Registry Editor. An error occurred while renaming the key.


Is there a way to directly modify the Windows ISO file in the NTLite program through the registry editor?
 
How to adjust privileges in registry is a Windows question, NTLite allows you to access the registry on an image, all else is the same as any Windows.
Videos like these help.
 
nuhi said:
How to adjust privileges in registry is a Windows question, NTLite allows you to access the registry on an image, all else is the same as any Windows.
Videos like these help.
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Administrator privileges were obtained using the method shown in the video.

However, an additional error occurred saying that the key name cannot be changed.

The registry editor that runs within NTLite—does it allow you to change the registry within a Windows ISO file? or is it changing the registry of the installed Windows?
 
NTLite does not control regedit, you do.

If a key cannot be renamed, then necessary privileges were not set, potentially its parent/root as well, it's difficult to comment on it, just know that once the hive is mounted and regedit open, it's out of NTLite's control.
 
Registry hives for offline images are mounted by importing them into the Registry, under a temporary path.

When NTLite loads an image, it mounts the SYSTEM and Software hives under HKLM\NLtmp* paths.

Windows will enforce all the normal rules for key ownership and permissions. Protected keys are typically owned by TrustedInstaller, and you need a rights elevation tool like PowerRun, NSudo to run regedit; or SetACL to modify the key permissions.

There is also offlinereg, which doesn't require any special rights to edit an offline hive. It doesn't mount anything in the Registry, but makes its own temporary data structure to hold the keys while editing.
 
pretty certain that Nirsoft has tools that can load+save an offline registry.
garlin your link doesnt load but i think this is offlinereg's home page.
 
Clang2 said:
pretty certain that Nirsoft has tools that can load+save an offline registry.
garlin your link doesnt load but i think this is offlinereg's home page.
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No, that's Misty's summary (which is the unofficial docs). Reboot.pro is the official thread and download site, but it's currently offline.

Both UUP dump and abbodi take advantage of offlinereg when preparing images. But there's only a command line, and you have to be a dev to enjoy the interface.
 
NTLite doesn't allow you to freely edit registry hives. When NTLite loads an image, the offline hives are mounted for NTLite's own purpose but you can edit them in Registry Editor while the image is mounted. If the image is loaded, the temporarily mounted hives are unmounted.

If you provide a .reg file from the Registry or Post-Setup screens, it will added them to the install.
- Registry screen changes are applied the offline hives.
- Post-Setup changes are applied by using "reg import" commands from SetupComplete, or a post-logon task.
 
43.onsomeday said:
I asked because I thought I could modify the registry of ISO files within NTLite
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I do this on my base ISO, but some keys are write protected, so I use SetACL
Remember to close the registry before starting the process (in the Apply page), finally if the option to save and unmount the image is applied

For everything else it's integrated into the ISO with NTL (in Registry page from a .reg file)
 
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