I was finally able to delete the keys. Taking ownership was not sufficient.
I then had to add myself as a user. Once I did that, I was able to change
permissions and delete the keys.
"brink" wrote:
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>
> Art;534536 Wrote: Quote:
> > I have two invalid registry keys in the
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current
> > Control Set\Enum\USB key. No matter how I try to adjust the permissions
> > for
> > the USB key, I cannot delete those two keys. After much machination, I
> > think the key is set to Full Control for Everyone, but I keep getting
> > an
> > "Error
> > Deleting Key" message. When I drill down into the keys, I reach the
> > properties subkey, and when I right click I get the error message
> > "Access
> > Denied" The two devices (unknown device & Scanjet 5590) do not show up
> > in
> > the device manager and can't be deleted that way. Can anyone give me a
> > heads
> > up on how to delete the keys.
>
> Hi Art,
>
> You will need to take ownership of the registry key first, then you
> should be able to delete or modify it. Method Two (step 3) will show
> you how in this tutorial.
>
> Take Ownership of file
>
> Shawn
>
>
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> brink
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