Reader X: ProtectedModeWhitelistConfig.txt entry results in error

Question

Hi,
to make a plugin work again in the Reader X 10.1.1 i added a policy file.
Nearly everything is working however i can't use the 'REG_ALLOW_ANY' key.
The logging output is e.g.:
<snip>
[09:22/16:23:40] NtCreateKey: STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
[09:22/16:23:40] real path: \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Adobe
[09:22/16:23:40] Consider modifying policy using this policy rule: REG_ALLOW_ANY
[09:22/16:23:40] NtCreateKey: STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
[09:22/16:23:40] real path: \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe
[09:22/16:23:40] Consider modifying policy using this policy rule: REG_ALLOW_ANY
<snip>
-> I tried the following keys however always get an 'Custom policy syntax error' :
REG_ALLOW_ANY= \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Adobe*
or
REG_ALLOW_ANY= \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Adobe**
or
REG_ALLOW_ANY=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe*
or
REG_ALLOW_ANY=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe*
Any ideas?
Thanks

Answer 1

ashutoshmehra wrote:
@ToM_1st: To create a registry policy that allows writing to any area of HKCU\Software\Adobe, write the following rule:
REG_ALLOW_ANY = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe*
into a file called ProtectedModeWhitelistConfig.txt and copy it right next to AcroRd32.exe (in your Program Files directory).
Already tried that but it didn't work. (Probably due to your next comment)
Also note that on Win7/Vista, due to UAC restrictions, even when running as admin, processes don't get access to write to HKLM. So adding a rule for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE would probably not work. And anyway, the sandbox doesn't need to write to HKLM anyway, so that rule is unnecessary.
This doesn't make sense?! What's the policy file and that specific key for if i can't access the registry? But this would be an explanation why it doesn't work. Strange though why it gives me the 'Custom policy syntax error' and not a 'your key is probably right but i don't have the rights to access the registry' error...
thanks