Deleting a Registry Entry

I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to cleanout
unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances of "Flash9b.ocx",
but would not let me delete them. This was installed by Adobe flashplayer.
I uninstalled Flash player and Shockwave player and ran jv16 again. Still
had 12 instances of "flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran
regedit and went to the entries and still was unable to delete them.

How can I delete these entries?

Larry

Larry wrote:
> I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to
> cleanout unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances
> of "Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was
> installed by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and
> Shockwave player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of
> "flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and
> went to the entries and still was unable to delete them.
> How can I delete these entries?

Give yourself permissions using RegEdit to delete them.

--
Shenan Stanley
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--
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http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Why do you feel you need to delete these registry keys? Are they causing
your computer to malfunction? Are they contributing to poor performance
in some way that you can prove?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

Larry wrote:
> I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to cleanout
> unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances of "Flash9b.ocx",
> but would not let me delete them. This was installed by Adobe flashplayer.
> I uninstalled Flash player and Shockwave player and ran jv16 again. Still
> had 12 instances of "flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran
> regedit and went to the entries and still was unable to delete them.
>
> How can I delete these entries?
>
> Larry
>
>

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:21:44 -0500, "Larry" <larryo@columbus.rr.com>
wrote:

>How can I delete these entries?

Boot to Safe Mode and run regedit.

Please don't delete previous posts, thanks.


"Bo" <b.didlee@yaSPAMhoo.com> wrote in message news:40v1j4d97j2vlnbuipmgmvp2jev205gh50@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:21:44 -0500, "Larry" <larryo@columbus.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
>>How can I delete these entries?
>
> Boot to Safe Mode and run regedit.

"ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote in message
news:OitlUdhUJHA.1560@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Please don't delete previous posts, thanks.
>
>
> "Bo" <b.didlee@yaSPAMhoo.com> wrote in message
> news:40v1j4d97j2vlnbuipmgmvp2jev205gh50@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:21:44 -0500, "Larry" <larryo@columbus.rr.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>How can I delete these entries?
>>
>> Boot to Safe Mode and run regedit.

Please don't ruin the flow of the thread by top-posting, thanks.

erroneous data and information
serves no purpose other than to
corrupt the integrity of a system
which will lead to further corruption
of the disk system, file system and
registry hive system.

so clearing out those outdated
references is a good idea towards
maintaining the integrity of your
system.

further, when a user does not have
control over their own system to remove
any data, whether it is good or bad,
then the system may already corrupted
in some manner.

jv16 is ok, but it is not absolute because
many cleaners utilize different standards
and such intricate cleaners have to be kept
current with the software market place.

however utilizing a different reg cleaner, one
that simply reconciles registry keys to the
file system would have proven useful here.

in this case since you would have
installed flash ver 10, then the dirty
registry with keys pertaining to ver
9 would have been reconciled to
the flash folder on the disk and
then removed.
--

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- Systems Analyst
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"Larry" <larryo@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message news:OuP51GdUJHA.2468@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to cleanout unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances of
>"Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was installed by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and Shockwave
>player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of "flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and went to
>the entries and still was unable to delete them.
>
> How can I delete these entries?
>
> Larry
>

Do you have any proof for your ridiculous assertions? Particularly the
nonesense about how "erroneous data and information will lead to further
corruption of the disk system [and] file system"?

The larger question is how much longer you plan to confuse people with
your outlandish and dangerous advice.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. . wrote:
> erroneous data and information
> serves no purpose other than to
> corrupt the integrity of a system
> which will lead to further corruption
> of the disk system, file system and
> registry hive system.
>
> so clearing out those outdated
> references is a good idea towards
> maintaining the integrity of your
> system.
>
> further, when a user does not have
> control over their own system to remove
> any data, whether it is good or bad,
> then the system may already corrupted
> in some manner.
>
> jv16 is ok, but it is not absolute because
> many cleaners utilize different standards
> and such intricate cleaners have to be kept
> current with the software market place.
>
> however utilizing a different reg cleaner, one
> that simply reconciles registry keys to the
> file system would have proven useful here.
>
> in this case since you would have
> installed flash ver 10, then the dirty
> registry with keys pertaining to ver
> 9 would have been reconciled to
> the flash folder on the disk and
> then removed.

> Why do you feel you need to delete these registry keys? Are they
> causing your computer to malfunction? Are they contributing to poor
> performance in some way that you can prove?

What business is it of yours to put a proof-burden on the OP? You
didn't even indicate any kind of reason for asking for something so
ridiculous, not even so much as a curiousity factor on your part, which
we all know isn't your reason..
You have completely ignored the OP's question and are only looking
for an opening to tell him how it's not to be done or it's silly to do
or a waste of time or whatever your agenda might happen to be when you
decide to pound the keyboard. That's dumb.

Twayne

> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare Humanum Est
>
> Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp
>
> Larry wrote:
>> I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to cleanout
>> unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances of
>> "Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was installed
>> by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and Shockwave
>> player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of "flash9b.ocx"
>> and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and went to the
>> entries and still was unable to delete them. How can I delete these
>> entries?
>>
>> Larry

Thanks Shenan , In RegEdit do I right click on unneeded registry entry and
select properties and give permission from there? I will give that a try.

Larry

Thanks for suggestion Bo, but safe mode did not work either.

As for the other responders, I appreciate you taking the time to read my
problem entry, but how to remove the entries was the question not why I
wanted to remove them.


"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OIHOGldUJHA.588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Larry wrote:
>> I have Administrative privileges and I ran jv16powertools to
>> cleanout unneeded registry entries. It showed twelve(12) instances
>> of "Flash9b.ocx", but would not let me delete them. This was
>> installed by Adobe flashplayer. I uninstalled Flash player and
>> Shockwave player and ran jv16 again. Still had 12 instances of
>> "flash9b.ocx" and still could not delete them. I ran regedit and
>> went to the entries and still was unable to delete them.
>> How can I delete these entries?
>
> Give yourself permissions using RegEdit to delete them.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>