It all started when I tried to reinstall flash, after a server rebuild. After my workstation rejoind the domain several issues serface. I was able to deal with most, however, this one has me and Microsoft stumpped!
Any one got any ideas??
While attempting to reinstall Adobe Flash, I received a message that the install had failed.
After running procmon is discovered that the registry key for Macromediaflash is corrupt and has NO permissions assigned. As a result I (Administrator) can not rename, delete or change permissions through regedit or regedt32.
I have also run Registry mechanic, with was unable to correct teh issues. There is no restor point for the full registry file.
How can I delete the key and recreate it?
Thanks,
Dick
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The Udeletable Registry Key
Updated - 18th Apr 2008
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If MS is stumped...
I would just rebuild. Maybe easier in the long run. Who knows what other parts of the registry are corrupted.
18th Apr 2008
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Try this as a guide
Attach the disk to your computer as a slave:
Startup your computer using your operating system
Use the registry editor:
Open the registry editor (regedt32 on windows 2000, regedit on windows XP)
With the mouse, mark the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"
goto the "Registry"-menu, choose "load hive"
navigate to the "%SystemRoot%\System32\config" folder on the secondary drive (\winnt\system32\config on w2k,
\windows\system32\config on windows XP )
open the file that you need to modify
When asked for a name, give it the name tmp
See if you can take ownership of the folders and then delete them
Highlight tmp
mark it and from the "Registry"-menu, choose "unload hive" ( this is important, do not forget it ! )
close the registry editor
You are done.
Startup your computer using your operating system
Use the registry editor:
Open the registry editor (regedt32 on windows 2000, regedit on windows XP)
With the mouse, mark the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"
goto the "Registry"-menu, choose "load hive"
navigate to the "%SystemRoot%\System32\config" folder on the secondary drive (\winnt\system32\config on w2k,
\windows\system32\config on windows XP )
open the file that you need to modify
When asked for a name, give it the name tmp
See if you can take ownership of the folders and then delete them
Highlight tmp
mark it and from the "Registry"-menu, choose "unload hive" ( this is important, do not forget it ! )
close the registry editor
You are done.
18th Apr 2008
