tip to find a registry key

force123 · 02-19-2008, 06:34 PM

it is the Nth time i'm repeating this mistake .

i install a game or program , then it won't work properly. dunno WHY i do not uninstall it first!! i reinstall it in a different path. the program gets worse. now this time it is not even working !!

now i go uninstall the program (sorry

) , now the unistall do not work!

ok now it is just me , and a program or game that do not install well , and can't be uninstalled, and won't run!

one of these program clearly tells me (when it gonna be run) ,that my registry got a problem and i have to reinstall, but for some reason install is not working because of registry lol.

ok , at this point , i make a decision to go dig the registry and delete its key , so i could start all over .

i run hijackthis, here's come the problem :

i can't find its key. so ANY WAY i could find my desire program registry key ? and could fix it ? i mean remove it so i could start all over?

(normally i get a scan from registry in hijack , and then seek in the items that shows up...)

GameMaster · 02-19-2008, 08:34 PM

You can only find so called Uninstall command which is like a line in HijackThis ( although you don't get such when you scan! Only on uninstall list ). and that wouldn't help you , I guess...

force123 · 02-19-2008, 08:37 PM

i'm sorry , didn' get you.

where can i find it ??

edit : i checked the uninstall list in hijack , and it is not there.so it is not showing all. i guess there must be someway to see ANY registry entry in windows.

(btw, if a program input a registry key into my computer, and it is able to check it any time , so i'm guessing i might be able too, huh?)

GameMaster · 02-19-2008, 08:56 PM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310516
http://www.robvanderwoude.com/regedit.html
http://www.woram.com/regtips.htm

02-19-2008, 06:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
force123 Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 117	tip to find a registry key it is the Nth time i'm repeating this mistake . i install a game or program , then it won't work properly. dunno WHY i do not uninstall it first!! i reinstall it in a different path. the program gets worse. now this time it is not even working !! now i go uninstall the program (sorry ) , now the unistall do not work! ok now it is just me , and a program or game that do not install well , and can't be uninstalled, and won't run! one of these program clearly tells me (when it gonna be run) ,that my registry got a problem and i have to reinstall, but for some reason install is not working because of registry lol. ok , at this point , i make a decision to go dig the registry and delete its key , so i could start all over . i run hijackthis, here's come the problem : i can't find its key. so ANY WAY i could find my desire program registry key ? and could fix it ? i mean remove it so i could start all over? (normally i get a scan from registry in hijack , and then seek in the items that shows up...) Last edited by force123; 02-19-2008 at 06:41 PM.

02-19-2008, 08:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
force123 Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 117	i'm sorry , didn' get you. where can i find it ?? edit : i checked the uninstall list in hijack , and it is not there.so it is not showing all. i guess there must be someway to see ANY registry entry in windows. (btw, if a program input a registry key into my computer, and it is able to check it any time , so i'm guessing i might be able too, huh?) Last edited by force123; 02-19-2008 at 08:49 PM.

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