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Old November 29th 08, 04:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Larry
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to cleanout
unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances of "Flash9b.ocx",
but would not let me delete them. This was installed by Adobe flashplayer.
I uninstalled Flash player and Shockwave player and ran jv16 again. Still
had 12 instances of "flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran
regedit and went to the entries and still was unable to delete them.

How can I delete these entries?

Larry


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Old November 29th 08, 05:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Shenan Stanley
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

Larry wrote:
I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to
cleanout unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances
of "Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was
installed by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and
Shockwave player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of
"flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and
went to the entries and still was unable to delete them.
How can I delete these entries?


Give yourself permissions using RegEdit to delete them.

--
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MS-MVP
--
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http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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Old November 29th 08, 07:11 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Leonard Grey[_3_]
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

Why do you feel you need to delete these registry keys? Are they causing
your computer to malfunction? Are they contributing to poor performance
in some way that you can prove?
---
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Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

Larry wrote:
I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to cleanout
unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances of "Flash9b.ocx",
but would not let me delete them. This was installed by Adobe flashplayer.
I uninstalled Flash player and Shockwave player and ran jv16 again. Still
had 12 instances of "flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran
regedit and went to the entries and still was unable to delete them.

How can I delete these entries?

Larry


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Old November 29th 08, 09:23 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Bo[_2_]
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:21:44 -0500, "Larry"
wrote:

How can I delete these entries?


Boot to Safe Mode and run regedit.
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Old November 29th 08, 12:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
ju.c[_2_]
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

Please don't delete previous posts, thanks.


"Bo" wrote in message ...
On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:21:44 -0500, "Larry"
wrote:

How can I delete these entries?


Boot to Safe Mode and run regedit.

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Old November 29th 08, 03:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Daave
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

"ju.c" wrote in message
...
Please don't delete previous posts, thanks.


"Bo" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:21:44 -0500, "Larry"
wrote:

How can I delete these entries?


Boot to Safe Mode and run regedit.


Please don't ruin the flow of the thread by top-posting, thanks.


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Old November 29th 08, 03:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
db.·.. >
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

erroneous data and information
serves no purpose other than to
corrupt the integrity of a system
which will lead to further corruption
of the disk system, file system and
registry hive system.

so clearing out those outdated
references is a good idea towards
maintaining the integrity of your
system.

further, when a user does not have
control over their own system to remove
any data, whether it is good or bad,
then the system may already corrupted
in some manner.

jv16 is ok, but it is not absolute because
many cleaners utilize different standards
and such intricate cleaners have to be kept
current with the software market place.

however utilizing a different reg cleaner, one
that simply reconciles registry keys to the
file system would have proven useful here.

in this case since you would have
installed flash ver 10, then the dirty
registry with keys pertaining to ver
9 would have been reconciled to
the flash folder on the disk and
then removed.
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"Larry" wrote in message ...
I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to cleanout unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances of
"Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was installed by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and Shockwave
player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of "flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and went to
the entries and still was unable to delete them.

How can I delete these entries?

Larry


  #8  
Old November 29th 08, 06:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Leonard Grey[_3_]
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

Do you have any proof for your ridiculous assertions? Particularly the
nonesense about how "erroneous data and information will lead to further
corruption of the disk system [and] file system"?

The larger question is how much longer you plan to confuse people with
your outlandish and dangerous advice.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

db.·.. ))) ·` .. . wrote:
erroneous data and information
serves no purpose other than to
corrupt the integrity of a system
which will lead to further corruption
of the disk system, file system and
registry hive system.

so clearing out those outdated
references is a good idea towards
maintaining the integrity of your
system.

further, when a user does not have
control over their own system to remove
any data, whether it is good or bad,
then the system may already corrupted
in some manner.

jv16 is ok, but it is not absolute because
many cleaners utilize different standards
and such intricate cleaners have to be kept
current with the software market place.

however utilizing a different reg cleaner, one
that simply reconciles registry keys to the
file system would have proven useful here.

in this case since you would have
installed flash ver 10, then the dirty
registry with keys pertaining to ver
9 would have been reconciled to
the flash folder on the disk and
then removed.

  #9  
Old November 29th 08, 07:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Twayne[_2_]
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Default OT Deleting a Registry Entry

Why do you feel you need to delete these registry keys? Are they
causing your computer to malfunction? Are they contributing to poor
performance in some way that you can prove?


What business is it of yours to put a proof-burden on the OP? You
didn't even indicate any kind of reason for asking for something so
ridiculous, not even so much as a curiousity factor on your part, which
we all know isn't your reason..
You have completely ignored the OP's question and are only looking
for an opening to tell him how it's not to be done or it's silly to do
or a waste of time or whatever your agenda might happen to be when you
decide to pound the keyboard. That's dumb.

Twayne

---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

Larry wrote:
I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to cleanout
unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances of
"Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was installed
by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and Shockwave
player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of "flash9b.ocx"
and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and went to the
entries and still was unable to delete them. How can I delete these
entries?

Larry




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Old November 29th 08, 08:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Larry
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

Thanks Shenan , In RegEdit do I right click on unneeded registry entry and
select properties and give permission from there? I will give that a try.

Larry

Thanks for suggestion Bo, but safe mode did not work either.

As for the other responders, I appreciate you taking the time to read my
problem entry, but how to remove the entries was the question not why I
wanted to remove them.


"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Larry wrote:
I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to
cleanout unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances
of "Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was
installed by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and
Shockwave player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of
"flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and
went to the entries and still was unable to delete them.
How can I delete these entries?


Give yourself permissions using RegEdit to delete them.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



  #11  
Old November 29th 08, 08:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Leonard Grey[_3_]
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Default OT Deleting a Registry Entry

This is a peer-to-peer newsgroup where users help users. I am in the
midst of helping a user, so I encourage you to /butt out/.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

Twayne wrote:
Why do you feel you need to delete these registry keys? Are they
causing your computer to malfunction? Are they contributing to poor
performance in some way that you can prove?


What business is it of yours to put a proof-burden on the OP? You
didn't even indicate any kind of reason for asking for something so
ridiculous, not even so much as a curiousity factor on your part, which
we all know isn't your reason..
You have completely ignored the OP's question and are only looking
for an opening to tell him how it's not to be done or it's silly to do
or a waste of time or whatever your agenda might happen to be when you
decide to pound the keyboard. That's dumb.

Twayne

---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

Larry wrote:
I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to cleanout
unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances of
"Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was installed
by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and Shockwave
player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of "flash9b.ocx"
and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and went to the
entries and still was unable to delete them. How can I delete these
entries?

Larry




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Old November 29th 08, 08:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Leonard Grey[_3_]
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

Actually, /why/ you want to remove the registry entries is very
important..to the many of us who actually care about users' welfare vs.
simply handing out information which may or may not do you any favors
and which may come back to haunt you.

Granted, you are free to do with your computer what you want. However,
if your larger purpose is to understand how to use your computer wisely,
understanding what you think you want to accomplish is most important.
OTOH, if you aren't that interested in your computer well, best of luck
to you.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

Larry wrote:
Thanks Shenan , In RegEdit do I right click on unneeded registry entry and
select properties and give permission from there? I will give that a try.

Larry

Thanks for suggestion Bo, but safe mode did not work either.

As for the other responders, I appreciate you taking the time to read my
problem entry, but how to remove the entries was the question not why I
wanted to remove them.


"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Larry wrote:
I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to
cleanout unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances
of "Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was
installed by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and
Shockwave player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of
"flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and
went to the entries and still was unable to delete them.
How can I delete these entries?

Give yourself permissions using RegEdit to delete them.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



  #13  
Old November 29th 08, 08:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Twayne[_2_]
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Default OT Deleting a Registry Entry

Leanard,

Do you have any proof for your ridiculous assertions? Particularly the
nonesense about how "erroneous data and information will lead to
further corruption of the disk system [and] file system"?


The assertions are not ridiculous, although your parroting certainly is,
and you're becoming more and more well known for it almost daily. I
noticed neither you nor your puppetmaster jumped at the chance to settle
it out awhile back when I issued the challenge to do so.


The larger question is how much longer you plan to confuse people with
your outlandish and dangerous advice.


No, the larger question is, why do *YOU* and your sockpuppet and
puppetmaster continue with this ridiculous campaign?
The only outlandish thing here is your lack of knowledge, attempting
to misdirect conversations to simplisitic, irrelevant points so it
sounds good, along with your myopic views.

Oh yeah, also, QUIT SPAMMING FOR PC MAG! Your buddies will be
reporting you.


---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp




db.·.. ))) ·` .. . wrote:
erroneous data and information
serves no purpose other than to
corrupt the integrity of a system
which will lead to further corruption
of the disk system, file system and
registry hive system.

so clearing out those outdated
references is a good idea towards
maintaining the integrity of your
system.

further, when a user does not have
control over their own system to remove
any data, whether it is good or bad,
then the system may already corrupted
in some manner.

jv16 is ok, but it is not absolute because
many cleaners utilize different standards
and such intricate cleaners have to be kept
current with the software market place.

however utilizing a different reg cleaner, one
that simply reconciles registry keys to the
file system would have proven useful here.

in this case since you would have
installed flash ver 10, then the dirty
registry with keys pertaining to ver
9 would have been reconciled to
the flash folder on the disk and
then removed.




  #14  
Old November 29th 08, 08:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Snidley W.
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Default OT Deleting a Registry Entry

Leonard Grey wrote:

This is a peer-to-peer newsgroup where users help users. I am in the
midst of helping a user, so I encourage you to /butt out/.


No. You were being a pompous ass - as usual - and were readying to
lecture the OP about the relation or lack thereof between a "clean
registry" and the speed of one's computer.

You are so transparent.

Twayne wrote:
Why do you feel you need to delete these registry keys? Are they
causing your computer to malfunction? Are they contributing to poor
performance in some way that you can prove?


What business is it of yours to put a proof-burden on the OP? You
didn't even indicate any kind of reason for asking for something so
ridiculous, not even so much as a curiousity factor on your part, which
we all know isn't your reason..
You have completely ignored the OP's question and are only looking
for an opening to tell him how it's not to be done or it's silly to do
or a waste of time or whatever your agenda might happen to be when you
decide to pound the keyboard. That's dumb.

Twayne

---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

Larry wrote:
I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to cleanout
unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances of
"Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was installed
by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and Shockwave
player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of "flash9b.ocx"
and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and went to the
entries and still was unable to delete them. How can I delete these
entries?

Larry




  #15  
Old November 29th 08, 08:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Snidley W.
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Default Deleting a Registry Entry

Leonard Grey wrote:

Actually, /why/ you want to remove the registry entries is very
important..to the many of us who actually care about users' welfare vs.
simply handing out information which may or may not do you any favors
and which may come back to haunt you.

Granted, you are free to do with your computer what you want. However,
if your larger purpose is to understand how to use your computer wisely,
understanding what you think you want to accomplish is most important.
OTOH, if you aren't that interested in your computer well, best of luck
to you.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est


So speaketh the most pompous of asses. Thou must heed his words and
not question his motives, lest ye be tongue-lashed at the stake.

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

Larry wrote:
Thanks Shenan , In RegEdit do I right click on unneeded registry entry and
select properties and give permission from there? I will give that a try.

Larry

Thanks for suggestion Bo, but safe mode did not work either.

As for the other responders, I appreciate you taking the time to read my
problem entry, but how to remove the entries was the question not why I
wanted to remove them.

 




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