Re: Cannot Delete Registry Key
From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/18/05
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Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:12:47 -0600
Reboot and try again. <shrug>
When something won't work the first time, I always try rebooting.
-- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:1124323657.218189.96270@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, Brian Pritts <capn.elwood@gmail.com> hunted and pecked: > Thanks for the response. > > Unfortunately, I have done all of the prescribed steps. I have > assigned full control permissions on the invalid key, and have also > tried to take ownership of the key. For some reason, it will not allow > me to delete it. I am an administrator on this machine, and according > to the permissions on the bad key, I have full control. Any other > suggestions? > > Thanks, > Brian > > Wesley Vogel wrote: >> Forget regedt32, use regedit. >> >> [[Regedt32.exe >> In Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, Regedt32.exe is a small >> program that just runs Regedit.exe. ]] >> Differences Between Regedit.exe and Regedt32.exe >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;141377 >> >> Caution >> [[Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. >> Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued >> data on your computer. ]] >> >> Try this... >> Reset the registry permissions >> As soon as you have found the registry subkey that has the incorrect >> permissions, update the permissions for that subkey. >> >> To update the permissions of the registry subkey, follow these steps: >> a. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK to start >> Registry Editor. >> b. Locate and right-click the registry subkey: >> and then click Permissions. >> c. Under Group or user names, click Administrators. >> d. Under Permissions for Administrators, make sure that the Allow check >> box for the following entries is selected: >> · Full Control >> · Read >> e. Click Apply, and then click OK. >> f. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor. >> >> Open the Registry Editor again and see if you can delete the key now. >> >> If not, try this... >> Start | Run | Type: regedit | OK | >> Navigate to >>> >> the said key >> Right click the key in the left hand pane | Permissions... | Advanced >> button | Owner tab | click the new owner and then click OK. >> >> [[You can take ownership of a registry key if you are logged on as an >> administrator or if you have been specifically assigned the permission to >> take ownership of the registry key by the current owner. ]] >> >> See permissions, registry in Registry Editor HELP. >> >> To assign permissions to a registry key >> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/regedit_permit_key.mspx >> >> To assign special access to a registry key >> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/regedit_assign_specacc.mspx >> >> To grant Full Control of a registry key >> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/regedit_yield_own.mspx >> >> To add users or groups to the audit list >> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/regedit_audit_key_adduser.mspx >> >> To add users or groups to the Permissions list >> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/regedit_permit_key_adduser.mspx >> >> To remove a user or group from the Permissions list >> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/regedit_permit_key_remove.mspx >> >> To take ownership of a registry key >> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/regedit_take_own.mspx >> >> >> -- >> Hope this helps. Let us know. >> >> Wes >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >> >> In news:1124322456.709020.264370@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com, >> Brian Pritts <capn.elwood@gmail.com> hunted and pecked: >>> Hello, I am in the process of cleaning spyware off of a computer and >>> have almost completely cleaned it. However, one registry key remains >>> that just will not go away. The key is >>> HKLM\Software\ShudderLTD\PSGuard. I have tried to use regedt32 and >>> take ownership of this key, and I am logged in as an administrator of >>> this machine. I continually get a cannot delete registry key error. >>> Also, this is the only problem that is found in Spybot, and spybot will >>> not "fix" the problem either. >>> >>> I have done all the major spyware and virus sweeps in safe mode, and >>> have followed normal best practices for removing spyware. This one key >>> eludes me. Can anyone help? >>> >>> Thanks.
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