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Old August 22nd 04, 03:12 PM
Jon
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation

Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering if any
other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes its origins to
something else. Thanks.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128


Jon


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Old August 22nd 04, 06:38 PM
Thorsten Matzner
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation

"Jon" wrote:

Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering if any
other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes its origins to
something else. Thanks.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128


I do not have this key here. Export it via File Export and then
delete it to see if it is really necessary. If so, you can restore it
with the exported file later.

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Old August 22nd 04, 06:50 PM
Maurice N ~ MVP
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation

Jon wrote:
Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering
if any other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes
its origins to something else. Thanks.
=20
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128
=20
=20
Jon


Did not find "2846389128" doing a search in my XP registry. (Running =
SP2)
btw, I'm not familiar with your specific subkeys. Are \S\P your =
abbreviation?
--=20
Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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Old August 22nd 04, 07:03 PM
Jon
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation

Ok.. thanks guys. It was the S P that made me think it might have been
related to the Service Pack. Clearly not.

Nothing via Google that I could find about it.

[The S and P were specific one-letter key names
ie
HKEY_CURRENT_USER S P 2846389128

It had these value keys

"Prompt"=dword:00000000
"MsgPrivacy"=dword:00000001]


Have exported / deleted it and will see what happens, if anything.


Jon



"Maurice N ~ MVP" wrote in message
...
Jon wrote:
Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering
if any other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes
its origins to something else. Thanks.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128


Jon


Did not find "2846389128" doing a search in my XP registry. (Running SP2)
btw, I'm not familiar with your specific subkeys. Are \S\P your
abbreviation?
--
Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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Old August 23rd 04, 02:49 PM
Alex Nichol
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation

Jon wrote:

Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering if any
other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes its origins to
something else. Thanks.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128


I have the S but no subkey in it


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)
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Old August 23rd 04, 03:36 PM
Peter
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation

I don't have that key at all....... ??

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Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
Windows XP Home SP2.
Pentium4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1gb DDR.
"Alex Nichol" wrote in message
...
Jon wrote:

Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering if
any
other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes its origins
to
something else. Thanks.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128


I have the S but no subkey in it


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)



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Old August 23rd 04, 05:04 PM
Haggis
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation


"Peter" 0spam0 AT rogers DOT com wrote in message
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I don't have that key at all....... ??

--
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
Windows XP Home SP2.
Pentium4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1gb DDR.
"Alex Nichol" wrote in message
...
Jon wrote:

Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering if
any
other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes its origins
to
something else. Thanks.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128


I have the S but no subkey in it


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)




i have one ...different number tho....msgprivacy ?


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Old August 23rd 04, 06:07 PM
Jon
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation

oh ok .... thanks .... the mystery deepens

Jon


"Haggis" wrote in message
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"Peter" 0spam0 AT rogers DOT com wrote in message
...
I don't have that key at all....... ??

--
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
Windows XP Home SP2.
Pentium4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1gb DDR.
"Alex Nichol" wrote in message
...
Jon wrote:

Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering if
any
other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes its
origins to
something else. Thanks.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128

I have the S but no subkey in it


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)




i have one ...different number tho....msgprivacy ?



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Old August 23rd 04, 06:37 PM
Peter
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation

Run Adaware SE and/ord virus protection????

--
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
Windows XP Home SP2.
Pentium4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1gb DDR.
"Jon" wrote in message
...
oh ok .... thanks .... the mystery deepens

Jon


"Haggis" wrote in message
...

"Peter" 0spam0 AT rogers DOT com wrote in message
...
I don't have that key at all....... ??

--
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
Windows XP Home SP2.
Pentium4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1gb DDR.
"Alex Nichol" wrote in message
...
Jon wrote:

Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering if
any
other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes its
origins to
something else. Thanks.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128

I have the S but no subkey in it


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)



i have one ...different number tho....msgprivacy ?





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Old August 23rd 04, 07:59 PM
Jon
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation

Sure... Adaware, Spybot, Antivirus, the works .. All Clean

Jon

"Peter" 0spam0 AT rogers DOT com wrote in message
...
Run Adaware SE and/ord virus protection????

--
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
Windows XP Home SP2.
Pentium4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1gb DDR.
"Jon" wrote in message
...
oh ok .... thanks .... the mystery deepens

Jon


"Haggis" wrote in message
...

"Peter" 0spam0 AT rogers DOT com wrote in message
...
I don't have that key at all....... ??

--
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
Windows XP Home SP2.
Pentium4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1gb DDR.
"Alex Nichol" wrote in message
...
Jon wrote:

Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering
if any
other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes its
origins to
something else. Thanks.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128

I have the S but no subkey in it


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)



i have one ...different number tho....msgprivacy ?







  #11  
Old August 23rd 04, 08:25 PM
Jon
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Default Mystery Registry Key After SP2 Installation

From the names of the 2 value keys

"Prompt"=dword:00000000
"MsgPrivacy"=dword:00000001

it's probably more likely to be related to a program like Windows Messenger,
than to SP2 eg an add-in I've installed. Not a major problem anyhow, was
just curious.

Jon


"Peter" 0spam0 AT rogers DOT com wrote in message
...
Run Adaware SE and/ord virus protection????

--
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
Windows XP Home SP2.
Pentium4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1gb DDR.
"Jon" wrote in message
...
oh ok .... thanks .... the mystery deepens

Jon


"Haggis" wrote in message
...

"Peter" 0spam0 AT rogers DOT com wrote in message
...
I don't have that key at all....... ??

--
Peter.
Toronto, Canada.
Windows XP Home SP2.
Pentium4 Dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 160gb HD, 1gb DDR.
"Alex Nichol" wrote in message
...
Jon wrote:

Spotted this mysterious key in the registry recently. Just wondering
if any
other SP2 installers have discovered a similar key or it owes its
origins to
something else. Thanks.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\S\P\2846389128

I have the S but no subkey in it


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)



i have one ...different number tho....msgprivacy ?







 




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