Unable to delete registry key
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From: JPL on 12 Nov 2009 10:51 I have a rogue registry key on my Windows XP SP3 PC: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Xanthic I have no idea where it came from; I have never heard of Xanthic. An attempt to delete it produces the error message: Cannnot delete Xanthic: Error while deleting key. Xanthic has just one sub-key. On right-clicking it the following error is reported: Cannot open {EAC0842F-9764-03DD-A0B6-5FFFB48AD6EB}: Error while opening key How may I remove this registry entry?
From: Tom Willett on 12 Nov 2009 11:11 Did you Google for it? http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=xanthic+malware&aq=0&aqi=g1&oq=Xanthic+mal&fp=1c443ffcb5a5cce1 "JPL" <JPL(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9B1E9866-4954-4DF6-92DD-8B8CBA012F1F(a)microsoft.com... :I have a rogue registry key on my Windows XP SP3 PC: : : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Xanthic : : I have no idea where it came from; I have never heard of Xanthic. : : An attempt to delete it produces the error message: : : Cannnot delete Xanthic: Error while deleting key. : : Xanthic has just one sub-key. On right-clicking it the following error is : reported: : : Cannot open {EAC0842F-9764-03DD-A0B6-5FFFB48AD6EB}: Error while opening key : : How may I remove this registry entry?
From: John John - MVP on 12 Nov 2009 11:11 Click on the parent key and grant yourself the necessary permissions to access and delete the keys. (the {EAC0842F-9764-03DD-A0B6-5FFFB48AD6EB} key is most likely inheriting permissions from its parent). John JPL wrote: > I have a rogue registry key on my Windows XP SP3 PC: > > HKLM\SOFTWARE\Xanthic > > I have no idea where it came from; I have never heard of Xanthic. > > An attempt to delete it produces the error message: > > Cannnot delete Xanthic: Error while deleting key. > > Xanthic has just one sub-key. On right-clicking it the following error is > reported: > > Cannot open {EAC0842F-9764-03DD-A0B6-5FFFB48AD6EB}: Error while opening key > > How may I remove this registry entry?
From: Mike on 12 Nov 2009 12:12 "Tom Willett" <tom(a)youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in message news:eIT9QK7YKHA.4920(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Did you Google for it? > http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=xanthic+malware&aq=0&aqi=g1&oq=Xanthic+mal&fp=1c443ffcb5a5cce1 > > "JPL" <JPL(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:9B1E9866-4954-4DF6-92DD-8B8CBA012F1F(a)microsoft.com... > :I have a rogue registry key on my Windows XP SP3 PC: > : > : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Xanthic > : > : I have no idea where it came from; I have never heard of Xanthic. > : > : An attempt to delete it produces the error message: > : > : Cannnot delete Xanthic: Error while deleting key. > : > : Xanthic has just one sub-key. On right-clicking it the following error > is > : reported: > : > : Cannot open {EAC0842F-9764-03DD-A0B6-5FFFB48AD6EB}: Error while opening > key > : > : How may I remove this registry entry? > > You should be able to get shot of it in Safe Mode. regards Mike
From: JPL on 12 Nov 2009 18:20
Safe Mode did not help. "Mike" wrote: > "Tom Willett" <tom(a)youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in message > news:eIT9QK7YKHA.4920(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > Did you Google for it? > > http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=xanthic+malware&aq=0&aqi=g1&oq=Xanthic+mal&fp=1c443ffcb5a5cce1 > > > > "JPL" <JPL(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:9B1E9866-4954-4DF6-92DD-8B8CBA012F1F(a)microsoft.com... > > :I have a rogue registry key on my Windows XP SP3 PC: > > : > > : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Xanthic > > : > > : I have no idea where it came from; I have never heard of Xanthic. > > : > > : An attempt to delete it produces the error message: > > : > > : Cannnot delete Xanthic: Error while deleting key. > > : > > : Xanthic has just one sub-key. On right-clicking it the following error > > is > > : reported: > > : > > : Cannot open {EAC0842F-9764-03DD-A0B6-5FFFB48AD6EB}: Error while opening > > key > > : > > : How may I remove this registry entry? > > > > > You should be able to get shot of it in Safe Mode. > regards Mike > > > . > |