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Article ID: 295297 - Last Review: December 3, 2007 - Revision: 4.5
PRB: Error Message: 0x80004005: General Error Unable to Open Registry Key
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When you access a page that connects to an Access database,
you may receive the following error message in the browser:
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers
(0x80004005)[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver]General error Unable to
open registry key 'Temporary (volatile) Jet DSN for process 0x614 Thread 0x6c0
DBC 0x21dd07c Jet'.
(FileName), (LineNumber)
The account that is being used to access the page does not
have access to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC registry key.
Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322756Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=322756/
)
How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
- Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
- Select the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC
- On the Security menu, click Permissions.
- Type the required permissions for the account that is
accessing the Web page.
- Quit Registry Editor.
This behavior is by design.
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