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t bone
July 19th, 2006, 12:59 PM
a friend was wondering how do you remove some leftover entries after uninstalling ewido

example:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_EWIDO_ANTI-SPYWARE_4.0_DRIVER\0000 (Service=ewido anti-spyware 4.0 driver)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_EWIDO_ANTI-SPYWARE_4.0_DRIVER\0000 (Service=ewido anti-spyware 4.0 driver)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_EWIDO_ANTI-SPYWARE_4.0_DRIVER\0000 (DeviceDesc=ewido anti-spyware 4.0 driver)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_EWIDO_ANTI-SPYWARE_4.0_DRIVER\0000 (Service=ewido anti-spyware 4.0 driver)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_EWIDO_ANTI-SPYWARE_4.0_DRIVER\0000 (DeviceDesc=ewido anti-spyware 4.0 driver)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_EWIDO_ANTI-SPYWARE_4.0_DRIVER\0000 (Service=ewido anti-spyware 4.0 driver)

when he tried to delete them he was unable to.

any ideas?
Bubba
July 19th, 2006, 01:10 PM
Did he re-boot after un-installing ewido so that the service can be un-registered properly ?
cheater87
July 20th, 2006, 11:05 PM
a program called Ccleaner should help. it has a registry cleaner in it that should help. It will get rid of the left over registry things.
karl.ewido
July 21st, 2006, 03:11 AM
It is possible that you must change the permissions of these keys with the Windows Registry Editor (regedit.exe), so that you get full access.
siliconman01
July 21st, 2006, 04:39 AM
If you are a Windows XP Home Edition user, changing permissions so you can delete these legacy elements in the registry is not readily available. Below is a link that provides a procedure for adding the Security tab in Windows XP-Home Edition.

http://forum.misec.net/board/FAQ/1144075199

Once you add this tab feature for XP HE, then you need to right click on the Legacy entry, select Permissions in the drop down menu, and then give your FULL Control. Then you can Delete these entries.
Joliet Jake
July 21st, 2006, 04:13 PM
-{ Quote: "If you are a Windows XP Home Edition user, changing permissions so you can delete these legacy elements in the registry is not readily available. Below is a link that provides a procedure for adding the Security tab in Windows XP-Home Edition.

http://forum.misec.net/board/FAQ/1144075199

Once you add this tab feature for XP HE, then you need to right click on the Legacy entry, select Permissions in the drop down menu, and then give your FULL Control. Then you can Delete these entries." }-

That link won't work for me.:(
Bubba
July 21st, 2006, 04:19 PM
-{ Quote: "That link won't work for me.:(" }-On this end at this moment in time forum.misec.net (http://forum.misec.net) is down