--- a/RegressionTests__Win32OperatingSystemTest.st	Tue Dec 11 16:44:54 2018 +0100
+++ b/RegressionTests__Win32OperatingSystemTest.st	Wed Jan 16 14:37:47 2019 +0100
@@ -547,13 +547,18 @@
     "Reading remote registry via remoteKeyOnHost:
      Note: a key must be a predefined key for more see: 
      https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/SysInfo/predefined-keys"
+    | testingRegistryPath remoteRegistry readData |
 
-    | testingRegistryPath remoteRegistry readData  |
-    
     "/ HKEY_CURRENT_USER is one of the predefined keys
-    testingRegistryPath := Win32OperatingSystem registryEntry key: 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER'.        
-    "/ testing done on localhost
-    remoteRegistry := testingRegistryPath remoteKeyOnHost: 'localhost'.
+    testingRegistryPath := Win32OperatingSystem registryEntry key: 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER'.      
+    
+    "Skip testing if the remote registry is unreachable.  With localhost this can happen when 
+     the service RemoteRegistry, the service name in Windows 10, is not started."
+    [ remoteRegistry := testingRegistryPath remoteKeyOnHost: 'localhost' ] on: OsError do: [ :ex | "/ errorCode => `ex parameter parameter`
+        self skipIf: ex parameter parameter = '53' description: 'ERROR_BAD_NETPATH, 53 (0x35) - The network path was not found.'
+    ].
+    
+    "/ testing done on localhost         
     readData := remoteRegistry subKeys.
     
     readData := readData copy collect: [ :subEntry | (subEntry path copyAfterLast: $\) asLowercase ].
@@ -567,6 +572,7 @@
     "
 
     "Created: / 05-12-2018 / 12:41:06 / svestkap"
+    "Modified (format): / 16-01-2019 / 14:20:37 / svestkap"
 !
 
 testReadSubKeyNamesAndClassesDo_MaxPath