No File Format Information Can Be Found in the Registry - Error Message When You Start Photo Editor

CAUSE
Photo Editor is trying to access registry keys that require permissions that your account does not have.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters
For Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Microsoft Windows 2000
Log on to Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 by using an account that is a member of the administrators group.
Click Start and then click Run.
In the Open box, type regedt32.exe and then click OK.
In the Registry Editor, select the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphic Filters
On the Security menu, click Permissions.
In the Registry Key Permissions dialog box, in the Name list, click Users.
In the Permissions list, under Allow, click to select Full Control.
Click OK.
On the Registry menu, click Exit.


In a Microsoft Windows 2000 enterprise, you can set registry permissions via Group Policies in Active Directory Users and Computers, if the clients are running Windows 2000.
For Microsoft Windows XP
Log on as administrator or as a member of the administrators group.
Click Start and then click Run. In the Open box, type Regedit.exe.
Select the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters
On the Edit menu, click Permissions and then click Advanced.
Verify that the Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child objects check box is selected.
Select Users from Permission entries, and then click Edit.
In the Allow column, select the Full Control check box, and then click OK.
Click OK and close the Registry Editor.