Driver Cleaner can't delete certain registry keys

Anarion · Apr 2, 2010, 08:55 PM

Any idea what causes this? Those registry key do exists (list is rather long, same error). I'm using Windows 7 Professional x64.

**Spike** · Apr 4, 2010, 07:15 AM

Some keys are locked by windows and you can't just delete them. Still trying new things to set the permissions and such, but no luck yet.

Anarion · Apr 4, 2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike

Some keys are locked by windows and you can't just delete them. Still trying new things to set the permissions and such, but no luck yet.

So apparently it's not possible to set ownership of certain registry entries even with SetACL? Well that's bad thing then. Maybe it will be implemented in future SetACL versions.

**Spike** · Apr 5, 2010, 09:07 AM

Hi,

i tried using SetACL on those registry keys and it still doesn't allow it to remove them. But i will keep looking into this and hope to fix it or find a way around it.

Apr 2, 2010, 08:55 PM	#1
Anarion HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finland Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Driver Cleaner can't delete certain registry keys Any idea what causes this? Those registry key do exists (list is rather long, same error). I'm using Windows 7 Professional x64.

Apr 4, 2010, 07:15 AM	#2
Spike Driver Cleaner Maker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Re: Driver Cleaner can't delete certain registry keys Some keys are locked by windows and you can't just delete them. Still trying new things to set the permissions and such, but no luck yet. __________________

Apr 5, 2010, 09:07 AM	#4
Spike Driver Cleaner Maker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Re: Driver Cleaner can't delete certain registry keys Hi, i tried using SetACL on those registry keys and it still doesn't allow it to remove them. But i will keep looking into this and hope to fix it or find a way around it. __________________