text_combined: rlmlbhkjrxcoxnet found many references accessing registry remotely however none work admittedly bit green understanding windows security permissions like tried number solutions ie wmi win32api _winreg avail trying update registry settings windows xp systems using user local administrator account authentication ive tried following begin snippet 1 c wmiwmicomputer user password reg cregistry0 regenumkey hdefkey_winreghkey_local_machine ssubkeynamesoftware traceback recent call last file line 1 file cpython25libsitepackageswmipy line 491 __getattr__ return getattr selfole_object attribute file cpython25libsitepackageswin32comclientdynamicpy line 496 __getattr__ raise attributeerror ss self_username_ attr attributeerror enumkey end snippet 1 begin snippet 2 objswbemlocator win32comclientdispatchwbemscriptingswbemlocator objswbemservices objswbemlocatorconnectserverrootdefaultcimv2 objreg objswbemservicesgetstdregprov objregenumkeyhdefkey_winreghkey_local_machine ssubkeynamesoftware traceback recent call last file line 1 file cpython25libsitepackageswin32comclientdynamicpy line 491 __getattr__ raise pythoncomcom_error details com_error 2147352567 exception occurred 0 swbemobjectex invalid parameter none 0 2147217400 none end snippet 2 ive looked using wmiregistry function however allows specify computer name credentials ie username password ive also tried various forms monikers eg rootdefault however anytime specify ip address within moniker get access denied error see also passing moniker seems override use user password computer arguments begin snippet 3 reg wmiwmicomputer monikerwinmgmtsrootdefaultstdregprov user password traceback recent call last file line 1 file cpython25libsitepackageswmipy line 1190 connect handle_com_error error_info file cpython25libsitepackageswmipy line 189 handle_com_error raise x_wmi njoin exception_string x_wmi 0x7ff8fffb access denied end snippet 3 thanks tom _______________________________________________ pythonwin32 mailing list kpitckaew45pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythonwin32 thu 07 aug 2008 115631 0400 pythonwin32 accessing remote registry