Legacy Drivers & Win7 x64

PoRtAbLe_StEaLtH
15th November 2011 16:43 UTC

Legacy Drivers & Win7 x64
Hey guys.. first time posting here.. but i have been browsing these forums for quite some time.

I am a huge fan/user of NSIS.
While many have converted to PAF, i faithfully am sticking by.

I have successfully compiled many Portable Launchers for my apps.
and have run into many problems, but always found an answer by trial & error/research.

Until now: i have been frustrated for many weeks now.

Problem: i can't seem to delete legacy registry keys.
My OS: Win7/64

I have tried Access::Control plugin without success.

The problem is the key can only be deleted under 'System'.

Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance

Anders
15th November 2011 17:18 UTC

NSIS has no support for running things as System, if you want to do that you need to call a utility like psexec or use a service.

Did you take ownership of the key with AccessControl::SetRegKeyOwner before changing the ACL as admin?

Did you check with Process Monitor to make sure this is a access denied issue?

Are you using SetRegView?

PoRtAbLe_StEaLtH
15th November 2011 19:25 UTC

Originally posted by Anders
NSIS has no support for running things as System, if you want to do that you need to call a utility like psexec or use a service.

very nice.. PsExec.exe did it :)
thank you so very much for the prompt response.

PoRtAbLe_StEaLtH
9th June 2012 12:11 UTC

Originally posted by Anders
NSIS has no support for running things as System, if you want to do that you need to call a utility like psexec or use a service.

Did you take ownership of the key with AccessControl::SetRegKeyOwner before changing the ACL as admin?

Did you check with Process Monitor to make sure this is a access denied issue?

Are you using SetRegView?

hey Anders,
thanks for mentioning PsExec..
that's what im using to delete legacy keys ..

however.. i have seen apps use AccessControl to delete legacy keys, but when i run those apps on my computer.. it doesn't work.

i have also ran into SetACL, which in it's documentation, says: "can be used to delete those pesky legacy keys".

neither of which works..

and yes.. i tried setregview, SetRegKeyOwner first, etc..

on my computer.. legacy keys are registered to "System".
is this the case just for Windows 7?

i have been looking into this for quite a while and it seems im the only one who seems to have a problem deleting legacy keys.

i can use PsExec.. but if i could find an alternative.. it would be better.. as PsExec scares people.. they think im trying to "secretly take over" their computers.. lol.

thanks for any other suggestions/tips.

Brummelchen
23rd June 2012 19:07 UTC

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Afrow UK
25th June 2012 22:19 UTC

You will have to write a Windows service in C then. This can be created, executed and then deleted using a services plug-in such as SimpleSC.

Stu

PoRtAbLe_StEaLtH
6th December 2012 10:53 UTC

Originally posted by Afrow UK
You will have to write a Windows service in C then. This can be created, executed and then deleted using a services plug-in such as SimpleSC.

Stu

this post is rather old, and i completely forgot about this.

i was able to figure it out using Access::Control.
my syntax was incorrect.

although.. i wish there was a /r (recursive) switch.
it would save a lot of coding.

PsExec scares people.. they think im trying to "secretly take over" their computers.. lol. well, offtopic - there is nothing to lol with your actions - at least you change important settings and this destroy windows. thats worth to kickass.