diff --git a/base/applications/regedit/framewnd.c b/base/applications/regedit/framewnd.c
index 6f382a072cd..caa73edace8 100644
--- a/base/applications/regedit/framewnd.c
+++ b/base/applications/regedit/framewnd.c
@@ -1153,8 +1153,12 @@ static BOOL _CmdWndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
     valueName = GetValueName(g_pChildWnd->hListWnd, -1);
     if (keyPath)
     {
-        if (RegOpenKeyExW(hKeyRoot, keyPath, 0, regsam, &hKey) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        LSTATUS nRes = RegOpenKeyExW(hKeyRoot, keyPath, 0, regsam, &hKey);
+        if (nRes != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        {
             hKey = 0;
+            ErrorMessageBox(hWnd,NULL,nRes);
+        }
     }
 
     switch (LOWORD(wParam))