No rights on HKEY_Local_Machine registry map 'optionalcomponents'

Can't remove or update several programs. Everytime I try the proces stops
halfway removing or installing with the following error message:

Can't open key
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents

Although I have all administrator rights I don't have any rights on that
map. This wouldn't be a problem if I was able to give Full control rights (or
other) to Everyone or Adminisrors as suggested in several similar posts. When
I try to do so the following message appears:
Can't save changes on permissions. Acces denied.

Please help.

Hi, DutchRichard.

> HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents

I have
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

but it doesn't have the "optionalcomponents" entry. (Just Default,
IntelliPoint and itype.) Can you simply delete that key, using RegEdit?
Would that solve your problem? (I'm currently running the Win7 pre-beta and
don't want to reboot into Vista to check this just now; is it the same in
Vista?) Naturally, you'll want to Export that key before you change it,
just in case.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801)

"DutchRichard" <> wrote in message
news:67401670-D7AD-4B0D-8998-...
> Can't remove or update several programs. Everytime I try the proces stops
> halfway removing or installing with the following error message:
>
> Can't open key
> HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents
>
> Although I have all administrator rights I don't have any rights on that
> map. This wouldn't be a problem if I was able to give Full control rights
> (or
> other) to Everyone or Adminisrors as suggested in several similar posts.
> When
> I try to do so the following message appears:
> Can't save changes on permissions. Acces denied.
>
> Please help.

Hi R.C.
Thanks for your fast reply.
Unfortunately I can't do anything with the key. Deleting, renaming, changing
and even viewing is forbidden. So I can't even see with keys are in the map.
Regards Richard

"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, DutchRichard.
>
> > HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents
>
> I have
> HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
>
> but it doesn't have the "optionalcomponents" entry. (Just Default,
> IntelliPoint and itype.) Can you simply delete that key, using RegEdit?
> Would that solve your problem? (I'm currently running the Win7 pre-beta and
> don't want to reboot into Vista to check this just now; is it the same in
> Vista?) Naturally, you'll want to Export that key before you change it,
> just in case.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801)
>
> "DutchRichard" <> wrote in message
> news:67401670-D7AD-4B0D-8998-...
> > Can't remove or update several programs. Everytime I try the proces stops
> > halfway removing or installing with the following error message:
> >
> > Can't open key
> > HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents
> >
> > Although I have all administrator rights I don't have any rights on that
> > map. This wouldn't be a problem if I was able to give Full control rights
> > (or
> > other) to Everyone or Adminisrors as suggested in several similar posts.
> > When
> > I try to do so the following message appears:
> > Can't save changes on permissions. Acces denied.
> >
> > Please help.
>

Addition:
Although I can't see which keys are in the map, in all cases the
installation or removal of a programm fails because the process can't reach
the MSFS key in this map.
Regards Richard

"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, DutchRichard.
>
> > HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents
>
> I have
> HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
>
> but it doesn't have the "optionalcomponents" entry. (Just Default,
> IntelliPoint and itype.) Can you simply delete that key, using RegEdit?
> Would that solve your problem? (I'm currently running the Win7 pre-beta and
> don't want to reboot into Vista to check this just now; is it the same in
> Vista?) Naturally, you'll want to Export that key before you change it,
> just in case.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801)
>
> "DutchRichard" <> wrote in message
> news:67401670-D7AD-4B0D-8998-...
> > Can't remove or update several programs. Everytime I try the proces stops
> > halfway removing or installing with the following error message:
> >
> > Can't open key
> > HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents
> >
> > Although I have all administrator rights I don't have any rights on that
> > map. This wouldn't be a problem if I was able to give Full control rights
> > (or
> > other) to Everyone or Adminisrors as suggested in several similar posts.
> > When
> > I try to do so the following message appears:
> > Can't save changes on permissions. Acces denied.
> >
> > Please help.
>

R. C. White;908912 Wrote:
> Hi, DutchRichard.
> > > >
> > >
> > HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents
> > > >
>
> I have
> HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
>
> but it doesn't have the "optionalcomponents" entry. (Just Default,
> IntelliPoint and itype.) Can you simply delete that key, using
> RegEdit?
> Would that solve your problem? (I'm currently running the Win7
> pre-beta and
> don't want to reboot into Vista to check this just now; is it the
> same in
> Vista?) Naturally, you'll want to Export that key before you change
> it,
> just in case.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@xxxxxx
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 0908 in Win7 x64 6801)
>
> "DutchRichard" <DutchRichard@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:67401670-D7AD-4B0D-8998-8FC7760D8E74@xxxxxx> > >
> > > Can't remove or update several programs. Everytime I try the proces
> > stops
> > > halfway removing or installing with the following error message:
> > >
> > > Can't open key
> > >
> > HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents
> > >
> > > Although I have all administrator rights I don't have any rights on
> > that
> > > map. This wouldn't be a problem if I was able to give Full control
> > rights
> > > (or
> > > other) to Everyone or Adminisrors as suggested in several similar
> > posts.
> > > When
> > > I try to do so the following message appears:
> > > Can't save changes on permissions. Acces denied.
> > >
> > > Please help. > >

I am running Vista home premium and I don't have optionalcomponents in
that key. So try to remove it and see what happens.


--
telwat

the recommended steps would be
1) enable the 'real' administrator account
2) login and edit the registry from that account
3) disable the administrator account
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555910

I never did do #3, I like to use that account...

"DutchRichard" <> wrote in message
news:67401670-D7AD-4B0D-8998-...
> Can't remove or update several programs. Everytime I try the proces stops
> halfway removing or installing with the following error message:
>
> Can't open key
> HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents
>
> Although I have all administrator rights I don't have any rights on that
> map. This wouldn't be a problem if I was able to give Full control rights
> (or
> other) to Everyone or Adminisrors as suggested in several similar posts.
> When
> I try to do so the following message appears:
> Can't save changes on permissions. Acces denied.
>
> Please help.

Hi telwat,
I'm not allowed to do so.

telwat" wrote:

>
> I am running Vista home premium and I don't have optionalcomponents in
> that key. So try to remove it and see what happens.
>
>
> --
> telwat
>

I'm running Vista Home Premium. How do I enable the 'real' administrator?
This account isn't available in confiuration/account management.


"Not Even Me" wrote:

> the recommended steps would be
> 1) enable the 'real' administrator account
> 2) login and edit the registry from that account
> 3) disable the administrator account
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555910
>
> I never did do #3, I like to use that account...
>
> "DutchRichard" <> wrote in message
> news:67401670-D7AD-4B0D-8998-...
> > Can't remove or update several programs. Everytime I try the proces stops
> > halfway removing or installing with the following error message:
> >
> > Can't open key
> > HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\optionalcomponents
> >
> > Although I have all administrator rights I don't have any rights on that
> > map. This wouldn't be a problem if I was able to give Full control rights
> > (or
> > other) to Everyone or Adminisrors as suggested in several similar posts.
> > When
> > I try to do so the following message appears:
> > Can't save changes on permissions. Acces denied.
> >
> > Please help.
>
>
>

Thanks for giving me a look insight your map.
Because I don't have any rights on the map (not even a reading permit) I
can't see that on my PC.
Now waiting for the golden tip to make me able to change the rights... :-(

"Dave-UK" wrote:

> "DutchRichard" <> wrote in message
> news02FB319-7516-4B11-9563-...
> > Addition:
> > Although I can't see which keys are in the map, in all cases the
> > installation or removal of a programm fails because the process can't reach
> > the MSFS key in this map.
> > Regards Richard
> >
>
> What do you mean you can't see which keys are in the ' map ' ?
>
> Are you talking about the left and right panes of regedit ?
>
> In my registry ,(Vista Ultimate) on the left side there is:
> HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
> with 'OptionalComponents' as a sub-key, thus:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\OptionalComponents
> This is on the left-hand pane of regedit. OptionalComponents has several sub-keys,
> IMAIL, MAPI and MSFS.
>
> If you don't have that sub-key and you want to import it, here is mine :
> ================================================== ========
>
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\OptionalComponents]
> @=""
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\IMAIL]
> "Installed"="1"
> @=""
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\MAPI]
> "NoChange"="1"
> "Installed"="1"
> @=""
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\MSFS]
> "Installed"="1"
> @=""
>
> ================================================== ========
> Copy and paste the above into a blank text document and save as 'something.reg'.
> Right-click the reg file and select 'Merge'.
>
>
>

Hi, DutchRichard.

You continually refer to a "map", but you fail to define that term in this
context for us, despite several requests. Is this a language problem? Is
English your native language?

WHAT MAP?

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2009 1202 in Win7 x64 6801)

"DutchRichard" <> wrote in message
news:4FB3941F-1A64-4FB8-87CD-...
> Thanks for giving me a look insight your map.
> Because I don't have any rights on the map (not even a reading permit) I
> can't see that on my PC.
> Now waiting for the golden tip to make me able to change the rights... :-(
>
> "Dave-UK" wrote:
>
>> "DutchRichard" <> wrote in message
>> news02FB319-7516-4B11-9563-...
>> > Addition:
>> > Although I can't see which keys are in the map, in all cases the
>> > installation or removal of a programm fails because the process can't
>> > reach
>> > the MSFS key in this map.
>> > Regards Richard
>> >
>>
>> What do you mean you can't see which keys are in the ' map ' ?
>>
>> Are you talking about the left and right panes of regedit ?
>>
>> In my registry ,(Vista Ultimate) on the left side there is:
>> HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
>> with 'OptionalComponents' as a sub-key, thus:
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\OptionalComponents
>> This is on the left-hand pane of regedit. OptionalComponents has several
>> sub-keys,
>> IMAIL, MAPI and MSFS.
>>
>> If you don't have that sub-key and you want to import it, here is mine :
>> ================================================== ========
>>
>>
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\OptionalComponents]
>> @=""
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\IMAIL]
>> "Installed"="1"
>> @=""
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\MAPI]
>> "NoChange"="1"
>> "Installed"="1"
>> @=""
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\OptionalComponents\MSFS]
>> "Installed"="1"
>> @=""
>>
>> ================================================== ========
>> Copy and paste the above into a blank text document and save as
>> 'something.reg'.
>> Right-click the reg file and select 'Merge'.