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I'm currently trying to install Solidworks 2012, but every time I launch the installer, I get an error:
Registry Permissions:The Installation Manager encountered an error when trying to
create registry keys in this location of the registry:
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\SolidWorks\AddIns
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\SolidWorks\SolidWorks 2011\PDMWorks
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\SolidWorks\SolidWorks 2011\PDMWorks Workgroup
If I ignore this error and continue with the installation, it eventually returns another error about 10% of the way through the install with more complaints about the registry and then it just fails to install the program. To fix this, I figured that I would delete these registry keys and allow SolidWorks to remake them, however, when I attempt to delete them, I get the following:
- Trying to delete the parent \Solidworks\ returns a default error that says "Error Deleting Key"
- Clicking on either of the PDMWorks returns "PDMWorks/Workgroup cannot be opened. An error is preventing this key from being opened. Details: Access is denied."
I've tried a bunch of Microsoft solutions, including Microsoft Fix It, PsExec and RegDelNull, along with trying to assign permissions to the key and taking ownership (which errors out to access denied again), but none of these work.
Is there any way to remove this key without reinstalling Windows?
edit: I was able to remove the AddIns and the PDMWorks keys by adding a new key to the registry under those directories - this allowed me to see the files that were hidden in them and modify the permissions for those individual files. The problem now is that there's another directory under \PDMWorks Workgroup\ as \Default, and I can't add a new key to this to see what's inside, or change the permissions on it (because I guess there's a key underneath).
1you say you use PsExec but never say what you did, did you do what I just suggested in my answer? – Scott Chamberlain – 2012-07-27T23:04:11.330
Yes, I used
psexec -i -d -s c:\windows\regedit.exe
. – John – 2012-07-27T23:06:45.197possible duplicate of Unable to access a particular registry key
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2012-07-27T23:18:43.003