Vista - Registry problem

I had recently installed an old program that included C-Dilla - a DRM solution from SafeCast. It created a few registry keys, one of them inside HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\.

The problem is that in Vista, HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\ is locked down tight. Not even an admin user can modify the permissions for that key or its subkeys, or directly delete or modify anything within.

That.... annoys me. I suppose it doesn't hurt to leave that key sitting there. But I want it gone. Now.

Any ideas?

uninstalling C-Dilla doesn't make it go away? and how is this affecting your performance?

Like most such "antipiracy" software bundled with video games, there was no uninstaller, and it was not removed when I uninstalled the game.

There has been zero impact on performance. It just ticks me off that I cannot remove this key.

System Restore?

System Restore is the first thing I disable on my own computers.

Why?







Later Ted

I have never been a fan of System Restore on my own computers. At work, and for my less computer savvy friends, I recommend leaving it on.

For me, I find the system restore service grinding away when I don't want it to be, or using large amounts of disk space. And, frankly, I almost never need it.

I don't want to sound arrogant, but I can usually fix just about everything that System Restore would do for me. So it brings very little to the table.

Of course, Vista may be proving me wrong. I had no idea that it completely locked ALL users (even admins) from accessing parts of the registry. I can see this being a good thing for most users... but how I wish it were possible for me to take ownership and modify ENUM, like we could in every version of Windows for the past 10+ years.

Hello ltwally.

I was just wondering, because a good many people have disabled "System Restore".
The only thing is, in the six months that I have been 'hanging out' at Vista forums
countless people have come here looking to resolve an issue with "SR" disabled;
only to find out that if in fact it were enabled it would 'fix' the problem in about five minutes.
And I might add, with no loss of personal data!

Here are just a couple of the tutorials that have made my life with "SR" easier.

System Restore - disk space

System Restore Point - Shortcut

But to each his own, I do see your side of the issue.
Thanks for the reply!


Later Ted

Thanks,

But I still prefer to keep System Restore turned off on my machines. And, we're getting off-topic...

My goal is to find a way to have access to ENUM and some of these other newly protected areas in the registry, again. I have, in the past, found it useful to be able to hack these. I'm certain I will again. Anyone know how to gain access to these registry keys now forbidden under Vista ?

Actually, you *can* take ownership of the keys. I just hesitant of suggesting them to most posters in here because in the wrong hands it tends to screw things up more often than not - just as disabling UAC does as well.

You seem fairly knowledgeable, though, so I'll go ahead and do it.

First off, have you tried Take ownership of a registry key: Core Services ?