Re: Registry Problems?

Hi,

This has nothing to do with the registry. What you have is either a
permissions issue or a system protection issue.

For a program that won't uninstall, you probably need to reinstall it first.
For individual files/folders that refuse to be deleted, try first elevating
so that you have full admin privileges (right click on Windows Explorer,
choose 'run as administrator'). For others, right click them and choose
properties, then alter permissions on the security tab - it sometimes helps
to take ownership of them in the advanced properties.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"csoejoto" <> wrote in message
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>
> Hello,
>
> I was having Host Process problems and my network wouldn't display
> whether or not I was connected to the internet and displayed I wasn't,
> even if I was. I tried uninstalling programs that I had recently
> installed to see if they had been affecting anything in a negative
> way... but that didn't change anything.
>
> So I performed a system restore. The SR fixed my problem, but now I
> have all the old files I had deleted prior to the restore. I can't
> uninstall the files now because something appears to be missing. I also
> can't manually delete these files because it says I need permission to
> continue the action. I am the administrator of my computer.
>
> After some advice from a technologically savvy friend. I did a SFC Scan
> on my computer, rebooted, and the problem STILL existed.
>
> Furthermore, I can't run ANY .exe files that I download from my
> browser. That's what lead me to think that it might be a registry
> error.
>
> Computer Specs:
> Toshiba Satellite Series (L505D-S5965)
> Windows Vista Home Premium (SP2) -- 32-Bit
>
> [I don't know if any of this is important... but here's a bit more]
> Under 1 Year Old
> AMD Athlon(tm) X2 Dual-Core QL-65 Processor. 2.1 GHZ
> 3 GB RAM
>
> I have warranty on the laptop via Toshiba and an accident plan from
> BestBuy. I guess worst-case scenario I could just "drop" it (or spill on
> it) and ask for a replacement.
>
>
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"csoejoto" <> wrote in message news:...
>
> But what about the not being able to run .exe files?
>
> (and I tried doing the gaining ownership of files and then deleting
> them... nothing happened, I got the same "you need permission" prompt.)
>
> I can't reinstall things because I can't even run the setups I
> download.
>
>

Try disabling\removing all your antivirus\antimalware programs that run in the background.