RegKeyFixer

[Todd]

Hi All,

Most of the time when I come across registry tools , I
find them to be absolute rubbish.

Came across this registry key repair tool.

http://reboot.pro/files/file/232-regkeyfixer/

The idea is from the command line, you can rename or delete
a key that is stuck -- not accessible from RegEdit, even when
your change the ownership to "everyone".

Anyone have an opinion on its use? Rubbish again or useful?

-T

 

[SC Tom]

Hi All,

Most of the time when I come across registry tools , I
find them to be absolute rubbish.

Came across this registry key repair tool.

http://reboot.pro/files/file/232-regkeyfixer/

The idea is from the command line, you can rename or delete
a key that is stuck -- not accessible from RegEdit, even when
your change the ownership to "everyone".

Anyone have an opinion on its use? Rubbish again or useful?

-T

It's your machine; do what you want. Personally, I find all of the registry
cleaners to be of no use at all, and can be dangerous.

 

[Todd]

It's your machine; do what you want. Personally, I find all of the
registry cleaners to be of no use at all, and can be dangerous.

My experience too. I just liked the idea of being able to
rename a stuck key and then being able to read what was
inside it.

 

[Nil]

My experience too. I just liked the idea of being able to
rename a stuck key and then being able to read what was
inside it.

And how often does that happen to you? I don't recall finding a "stuck
key" in at least the past 20 years. If I did, I would expect the
registry to be corrupt and to find other problems much worse than that.

 

[Yousuf Khan]

Hi All,

Most of the time when I come across registry tools , I
find them to be absolute rubbish.

Came across this registry key repair tool.

http://reboot.pro/files/file/232-regkeyfixer/

The idea is from the command line, you can rename or delete
a key that is stuck -- not accessible from RegEdit, even when
your change the ownership to "everyone".

Anyone have an opinion on its use? Rubbish again or useful?

No, it's probably not rubbish, because it's not a general-purpose
registry fixer. Reading its description, it's a fixer for a very
specific problem, where 8-bit ANSI and 16-bit UNICODE characters are
being used in the wrong places. Being such a specialized utility, it'll
come in handy for those people who are actually experiencing these
problems. For other people, they should just ignore this utility as it
doesn't affect them.

Yousuf Khan

 

[glee]

No, it's probably not rubbish, because it's not a general-purpose
registry fixer. Reading its description, it's a fixer for a very
specific problem, where 8-bit ANSI and 16-bit UNICODE characters are
being used in the wrong places. Being such a specialized utility,
it'll come in handy for those people who are actually experiencing
these problems. For other people, they should just ignore this utility
as it doesn't affect them.

I agree. It is based on the great work of Mark Russinovich, but an
improved tool. It looks like a good addition to a Windows technician's
repair toolbox, but something that may rarely if ever be needed, as it
doesn't apply except for a very specific issue.

 

[SC Tom]

http://reboot.pro/files/file/232-regkeyfixer/

The idea is from the command line, you can rename or delete
a key that is stuck -- not accessible from RegEdit, even when
your change the ownership to "everyone".

Anyone have an opinion on its use? Rubbish again or useful?

[]
It's your machine; do what you want. Personally, I find all of the
registry cleaners to be of no use at all, and can be dangerous.

Sounds like a reflex (knee-jerk) reaction to any mention of registry
cleaners. This tool is not a registry cleaner. You might as well say
(correctly, of course, but unhelpfully) that _any_ tool that enables
registry modification (including of course regedit itself) can be
dangerous.

(As to whether this one is useful - like another poster, I've never had
such a stuck key, but then I don't mess with the registry much. As yet
another has said, it could conceivably help if malware uses this means to
"lock" a key.)

You are correct; I answered before researching the program :-(

I'm in the registry probably a bit more than the average user just because
I'm overly curious (or because I can't leave well enough alone). But
starting with Windows95, I have never come across a key that I couldn't
delete as either Admin or by changing the permissions of it. I guess, as has
been mentioned, that malware could lock it, but I've never come across that
situation either.

 

[Todd]

And how often does that happen to you? I don't recall finding a "stuck
key" in at least the past 20 years. If I did, I would expect the
registry to be corrupt and to find other problems much worse than that.

About four times a year. (I only get called when there is
a problem. And, I like to fix things, rather than wiping
and reinstalling -- like the Apple guys do.)

 

[Todd]

http://reboot.pro/files/file/232-regkeyfixer/

The idea is from the command line, you can rename or delete
a key that is stuck -- not accessible from RegEdit, even when
your change the ownership to "everyone".

Anyone have an opinion on its use? Rubbish again or useful?

[]
It's your machine; do what you want. Personally, I find all of the
registry cleaners to be of no use at all, and can be dangerous.

Sounds like a reflex (knee-jerk) reaction to any mention of registry
cleaners. This tool is not a registry cleaner. You might as well say
(correctly, of course, but unhelpfully) that _any_ tool that enables
registry modification (including of course regedit itself) can be
dangerous.

(As to whether this one is useful - like another poster, I've never had
such a stuck key, but then I don't mess with the registry much. As yet
another has said, it could conceivably help if malware uses this means
to "lock" a key.)

Yep. My knee jerked pretty hard. You are correct about it not
being a "cleaner". I just toss "fixers" into that category too.

 

[Todd]

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http://reboot.pro/files/file/232-regkeyfixer/

The idea is from the command line, you can rename or delete
a key that is stuck -- not accessible from RegEdit, even when
your change the ownership to "everyone".

Anyone have an opinion on its use? Rubbish again or useful? []
It's your machine; do what you want. Personally, I find all of the
registry cleaners to be of no use at all, and can be dangerous.

Sounds like a reflex (knee-jerk) reaction to any mention of registry
cleaners. This tool is not a registry cleaner. You might as well say
(correctly, of course, but unhelpfully) that _any_ tool that enables
registry modification (including of course regedit itself) can be
dangerous.

(As to whether this one is useful - like another poster, I've never
had such a stuck key, but then I don't mess with the registry much. As
yet another has said, it could conceivably help if malware uses this
means to "lock" a key.)

You are correct; I answered before researching the program :-(

I'm in the registry probably a bit more than the average user just
because I'm overly curious (or because I can't leave well enough alone).
But starting with Windows95, I have never come across a key that I
couldn't delete as either Admin or by changing the permissions of it. I
guess, as has been mentioned, that malware could lock it, but I've never
come across that situation either.

If you go to the link:

http://reboot.pro/files/file/232-regkeyfixer/

He explains how this happens and gives you a way to
create a test stuck key to play with.

 

[Todd]

No, it's probably not rubbish, because it's not a general-purpose
registry fixer. Reading its description, it's a fixer for a very
specific problem, where 8-bit ANSI and 16-bit UNICODE characters are
being used in the wrong places. Being such a specialized utility, it'll
come in handy for those people who are actually experiencing these
problems. For other people, they should just ignore this utility as it
doesn't affect them.

Yousuf Khan

That is what I was thinking

 

[Todd]

I agree. It is based on the great work of Mark Russinovich, but an
improved tool. It looks like a good addition to a Windows technician's
repair toolbox, but something that may rarely if ever be needed, as it
doesn't apply except for a very specific issue.

Cool. Thank you for the analysis