Does Bootcamp Restrict Windows 7 Registry Editing?

I've been trying to disable core parking through the Windows Registry Editor. Now whether you think that's a good idea or bad, it seems that most items in the Registry's menu are greyed and not accessable. I am admin. Is this just my lack of Windows prowess or has Apple restricted my Windows experience?

I will have to look up what that means. Or intails. But if it has to do with disabling features of the (Nehalem iX family of processors) then, and just me, on my PCs HT can be turned off, Power Options to change idle power. In BIOS there are a number of ways to change and adjust but THAT is what/where you are locked out using Apple's implementation and proprietary EFI.
Requires that you have a quad core (not 4 logical HT cores):
The setting in the 1st post of this thread [ and the regedit it " replaces " in the cross-referenced thread ] is solely to disable CPU Core Parking in Win 7 for quad-core DAW's.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=1861804

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Hi folks.
Can anyone confirm the following potential bug (or just my user error):
Running Zenworks 11.2.3a.
Create a empty windows bundle
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HKCU / Software / TestKey
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SR #10924934061.
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64Bit.
In a workgroup setting.
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cls
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pause
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Registry edit

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and
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Odd....
You could just try as "Logged on User" since AFAIK these keys are not
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On 3/14/2013 2:45 PM, Anders Gustafsson wrote:
> I know there were some such issues in the past that were fixed when I
> updates to 11.2.2 IIRC. Is there any chance of you updating?
>
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You need to Examine the Impersonation Setting of the Registry Edit Action.
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On 7/15/2011 1:06 PM, jnichols wrote:
>
> I set the bundle shortcut to appear on the desktop and double-clicked.
> The registry entry still did not get created; I also did not receive an
> error message.
>
> I'm logged in to a Windows XP computer as a member of the
> Administrators group.
>
>
>
>
> craig_wilson;2121572 Wrote:
>> #1 - Does it work if run manually?
>> #2 - What Impersonation is the Registry Edit Action set to run as?
>>
>> On 7/14/2011 7:06 PM, jnichols wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Running ZCM 10.3.1. The "test" workstation is running Windows XP
>> Pro
>>> SP3.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to create a bundle which will make a Windows registry
>> change
>>> when the user first logs in.
>>>
>>> I have a "directive" bundle which will create a registry entry under
>>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Offi ce\11.0\Excel\Security\FileValidation.
>>> Each key is marked "Create If Does Not Exist" and the entry is
>>> EnableOnLoad (DWORD) with a value of 0 (also marked "Create If Does
>> Not
>>> Exist"). I have a requirement set for "File Exists" = C:\Program
>>> Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE set to "YES".
>>>
>>> For now, it's assigned to my username. The Distribution Schedule is
>>> "None", the Launch Schedule is "ZENworks Login" and the Availability
>>> Schedule is "None". The "Shortcut Location" options are all
>> unchecked
>>> as I want this to force run (or whatever it was called under
>> ZENworks
>>> 7).
>>>
>>> In any event, the registry entry is not being created when I login
>>> (even though the agent shows the bundle is assigned to me). I'm
>>> assuming it has something to do with the shortcut location. Any
>> ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>>
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Hi,
I think I confused Computer Configuration with User Configuration in XP, so yes, this policy does exist in Windows XP, sorry for my negligence.
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