read other user registry

[RemusRigo]

Hi all

My current user's Sell Folder is saved in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders. I want to read other user's ShellFolder settings (as an administrator) without logging to a diffrent user. How can I do it? What is HKEY_USERS for? (I don't need a software, I want to know how it is done)

Any advice/link is welcomed

Regards
Remus Rigo

[GoneToPlaid]

HKEY_USERS should contain the settings which you are looking for since it contains the specific settings for each user who can log onto the computer. When a user logs onto the computer, their individual settings are copied from the appropriate branch under HKEY_USERS to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

[monkey_1]

Open Windows Registry-->select the HKEY_USERS key-->go to the File menu-->Load hive-->go to the personal folder of the other user (Documents and settings\USER)-->select the NTUSER.DAT file-->write anything in the name-->now, under the [HKEY_USERS\(the name you write)], are the personal settings of the other user...

[GoneToPlaid]

Open Windows Registry-->select the HKEY_USERS key-->go to the File menu-->Load hive-->go to the personal folder of the other user (Documents and settings\USER)-->select the NTUSER.DAT file-->write anything in the name-->now, under the [HKEY_USERS\(the name you write)], are the personal settings of the other user...

Ah thanks! Now I know how to do this under XP. :)