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Browse Forums Guidelines Staff Online Users Members More Activity All Activity My Activity Streams Unread Content Content I Started Search More Malwarebytes.com Anti-Malware Anti-Malware for Mac Anti-Malware Mobile Anti-Exploit Endpoint Security Breach Remediation More More More All https://forums.malwarebytes.org/topic/53671-error-while-opening-key/ Activity Home General Computer Help and Security Updates General Windows PC Help Error While Opening Key Sign in to follow this Followers 1 Error While Opening Key Started by Confuzzed, June 11, 2010 10 posts in this topic https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/304163-what-can-i-do-if-there-is-error-like-cannot-open-hkey_local_machine-when-i-open Confuzzed New Member Topic Starter Members 49 posts ID: 1 Posted June 11, 2010 Not sure if this is in the correct forum, but here it goes.Problem... after having a virus and getting it resolved here http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?s...fuzzed&st=0I cannot open have run into a problem trying to install some software. The installer says it cannot access the reg file.When I run regedit, I get the error "Cannot open {26CE9193-6640-418a-B7DD-DC07D7F3BBBF}: Error while opening key.I can not delete or change the key. It is located here:HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-527237240-790525478-839522115-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings\{76152C9D-0360-4843-85AD-1BDCE62EB374}\{26CE9193-6640-418a-B7DD-DC07D7F3BBBF}The only other oddity is that I am not able to fully install a web cam. Of the two I tried, Skype does not recognize them even though they are certified by Skype. Not cannot open windows sure if this is related.Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware both turn up nothing. Everything else seems to be OK.Thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites noknojon you know why --- Honorary Members 6,287 posts ID: 2 Posted June 12, 2010 Hi Confuzzed -What (if any) other Anti virus program(s) and Firewall(s) are you running with M.S.E. - Something seems to still be blocking you -Thank You - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Confuzzed New Member Topic Starter Members 49 posts ID: 3 Posted June 13, 2010 Just those two, and windows firewall....Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AdvancedSetup Staff Root Admin 62,907 posts Location: US ID: 4 Posted June 14, 2010 Unless there is active Malware protecting the key then you should be able to open Regedit and select the key and change the permissions on it to full for your account. Take back Ownership and apply full rights to the key and sub keys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Confuzzed New Member Topic Starter Members 49 posts ID: 5 Posted June 14, 2010 Well, that seems to be the problem. I can not open the key nor get to the permissions. It give me an "Unable to display security informa
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