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Subject: Re: Double backslashed registry names can't be found?
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Stephen D Lindner wrote:

> Since windows maintains ROT13 entries of every document that was ever on
> the recent documents list going back (at least) five years, I decided to
> clean things up. But windows maintains backslashed pathnames for the
> name that follows the key. So if you forward slash the key hierarchy and
> double backslash the Microshaft pathname, it should work. Right? I
> typed...
>
> regtool check '/user/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/UserAssist/{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}/Count/HRZR_EHACVQY\:P\:\\Qbphzragfnaq Frggvatf\\Fgrcura Yvaqare\\Erprag\\QFP00055.WCT.yax'
>
> and it sez:
> Error (2): The system cannot find the file specified.
>
> I also tried "get" and "remove", etc. I also tried every combinatorial
> of fore and aft slashes. I also tried escaping and not escaping the :'s
> and spaces. I tried combinatorials of the above. I've been careful to
> match case. I also tried both a forward slash and a double backslash
> between the key and the name. I always get the same error.

Ah, but have you tried the -K regtool option?  BTW, your quoting looks
wrong -- either use the single quotes, or backslashes to escape stuff, but
not both.

> I ran the Cygwin updater just 5 days ago. I tried rebooting. I tried all
> the usual suspects. Now I'm bothering all of you. Apologies in advance
> if I've omitted something obvious.
>
> Steve Lindner
>
> BTW: Why does Microsoft encrypt my own information on my own machine and
> retain it forever?

Because they can. :-)
	Igor
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