Re: Registry problem: "Error while deleting key"

On Nov 1, 7:31 pm, "VanguardLH" <Vanguar...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Robert Colgan" wrote in message

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"R. McCarty" wrote:

"Robert Colgan" <RobertECol...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote ...

Hi. When trying to uninstall a program, I got an error message
("Error
1402: Could not open key [key...]) etc. After backing up the
registry,
I went into regedit, found the key, and tried to delete it
manually.
When I try to open it, I get an "Error while opening key" message,
and
"Error while deleting key" when I try to delete it.
It seems like something is corrupted in the registry, but I'm no
expert there, and I wouldn't want to mess with it, besides not
knowing
where to begin. Can anyone help me out?

The key, if it matters, is:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{97DD9C11-2299-460C-BC4F-177C72FBDB5F}
\Implemented Categories
and also
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{97DD9C11-2299-460C-BC4F-177C72FBDB5F}
\Programmable

Registry Keys/Values have privileges assigned to them. Certain
groups
or individual users may not have "Rights" to modify or delete a
key. To
overcome that you have to Right Click the Key name, Click
Permissions
add your login name to the ACL ( Access Control List ) and then
grant
yourself full privileges. Some keys/values are locked and only
allow you
to change from Safe Mode.

Thanks, I tried that, but I get an "Unable to save permission
changes...Access is denied" message. (I am using an administrator
account.)
Also, when I click "Advanced" and go to the Owner tab, under Current
Owner it says "Unable to display current owner." Is that
significant?

Are you an administrator in a domain login for your host, or are you
logging on under a local admin account? Being an admin for your host
under a domain doesn't necessarily give you *full* admin privileges.

Did you use your admin-level account or did you relogin under the
Administrator account?

In safe mode there were the regular user name choices, plus
"Administrator", which I logged in to. I suppose that is the local
admin account.

.

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