Re: Can't delete registery keys
- From: Malke <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 17:38:05 -0700
juzjohn wrote:
> I'm on as admin (even tried it in single-user mode) and both programs
> have been un-installed.
>
> "David H. Lipman" wrote:
>
>> From: "juzjohn" <juzjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> | There are several registry keys that I am attenpting to delete but
>> | am unable
>> | to. When I try I get error opening the key. The program these are
>> | related to were installed using an account that was later removed
>> | from the Admin
>> | group. I'm not sure if that caused this problem.
>>
>> Either you don't have sufficient rights or the program that uses
>> those keys is loaded and is protecting them.
>>
Right-click on the key you want to delete and change the ownership to
whatever account you are in and make sure it is not Read Only. Then you
should be able to delete it.
Malke
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