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RegOpenKeyEx: The Parameter is Incorrect
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Posted by: GCDOS
When I right-click on a file in Windows Explorer and select properties, doesn't matter what file type (e.g. .dll, .exe, .html, .zip etc.) I get the error noted in the title of this question. After I click OK the properties view-box appears and I can view or change settings normally. This has been going on for about three weeks now and during that time I have searched the Web, Usenet groups and Microsoft KB, MSDN articles in vain looking for a solution. From what I have read it would seem there is a VB script or advapi32.dll issue. I have not spent any time programming with VB so I can't be sure. I have tried various Registry software programs ( JV16 RegClean, System Mechanic, Microsoft RegClean, RegSeeker, Norton WinDoctor) and Windows own registry re-build and optimize program. I am pretty sure I have a clean and compact registry now but still with the same problem error- RegOpenKeyEx: The Parameter is Incorrect. I am hoping someone here can offer a better explanation as to which registry key or value is causing this and needs correcting. Or perhaps a software program more capable of finding and diagnosing what exactly is wrong. Any help would be much appreciated.
Operating System: Windows Millennium Edition [Me] (4.90.3000)
Computer Make: Dell Dimension (4100)
Processor: 866 MHz Pentium III
Memory: 128 MB
Screen Resolution: 1024 by 768
Web Browser: IE 6 SP1
Other Information:
MS Works Suite 6.0, ATI Rage 128 Pro, Intel Easton D815EEA MotherBoard, Dell E770S Monitor, Norton SystemWorks 2002, HP deskJet 932C Printer.
Note: Upgaded to DirectX 9.0a and Windows Media Player 9 series a while back. Did not notice this problem at that time.
Posted by: Shalome
RegOpenKeyEx, according to the MicroSoft Developer's Network, is a function call that causes a registry key to be opened. Unfortunately, the error that you're seeing is reported by the RegOpenKeyEx function, not the registry key that's having problems. So I can't tell if it's the RegOpenKeyEx function itself that's not working, or if the problem is actually with the registry keys. Perhaps you can get a Microsoft tech on the line that could tell you.. but good luck with that!
If you've backed up your registry recently, you may be able to manually restore it. But since very, very few people actually manually back up their registries in the first place, I'm betting you're looking at a reinstall of your operating system to fix the problem.
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