Re: Double backslashed registry names can't be found?

[Igor Peshansky <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Stephen D Lindner wrote:

> OK, no more top posting...I can take a hint...erp, excuse me.

Actually, there were two hints.  The other is repeated just under the
reply header.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Igor Peshansky" <pechtcha@XX.XXX.XXX>
> To: "Stephen D Lindner" <intel@XXXXXXX.XXX>
> Cc: <cygwin@XXXXXX.XXX>
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 8:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Double backslashed registry names can't be found?

<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.

> > Ugh, top-posting...  Reformatted.
> >
> > On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Stephen D Lindner wrote:
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Igor Peshansky" <pechtcha@XX.XXX.XXX>
> > > To: "Stephen D Lindner" <intel@XXXXXXX.XXX>
> > > Cc: <cygwin@XXXXXX.XXX>
> >
> > <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.  Thanks.
> >
> > > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 6:04 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Double backslashed registry names can't be found?
> > >
> > > > 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
> > >
> > > Thanks for responding so quickly but no joy.
> > > I tried the -K option but info sez that's only for set and unset.
> > > Is it useful for others?
> >
> > Yes, it can be used for any option that specifies a key/value pair.
> > Documentation <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC>.
> >
> > > I tried...
> > >
> > > regtool -K+ check
> > > '/user/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/UserAssist/{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}/Count+HRZR_EHACVQY:P:\Qbphzragf
> > > naq Frggvatf\Fgrcura Yvaqare\Erprag\QFP00055.WCT.yax'
> >
> > Actually, I was wrong.  You do need to escape the backslashes twice
> > (inside the single quotes) when using regtool, because that's how regtool
> > historically expects them to be.  So,
> >
> > regtool -K+ check
> > '/user/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/UserAssist/{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}/Count+HRZR_EHACVQY:P:\\Qbphzragf
> > naq Frggvatf\\Fgrcura Yvaqare\\Erprag\\QFP00055.WCT.yax'
> >
> > should work.  Unfortunately, this is probably something we're stuck with
> > for the sake of backwards compatibility.  Again, documentation patches
> > thoughtfully considered (and this is probably worth mentioning in the
> > User's Guide).
> > Igor
>
> Rats! Still didn't work. I cut'n-pasted your kind example. Still sez:
> Error (2): The system cannot find the file specified.

Ugh.  In my kind example, I neglected to notice that you were using
"check" instead of "set", "unset", or "get".  You might want to browse
regtool's documentation again.

> Sumpin' is screwy. Overflowing a buffer? Let me be REALLY clear so we're
> sure I'm not sending bad info.
> The key sequence is:
> /HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/UserAssist/{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}/Count
> The name sequence is:
> HRZR_EHACVQY:P:\Qbphzragf naq Frggvatf\Fgrcura Yvaqare\Erprag\QFP00055.WCT.yax
> The value of this name is something in hex...doesn't matter right?
>
> I emacsed together a script to wipe years of junk out of the rotten-13
> sections. But until I can do one, none will work.
> I want to check symbols on all before I let the removals fly.

You'll probably want to run a "check" on a key, then a "list" to get all
the values, and then iterate over each value and do an "unset".  Again,
please review the regtool man page.
	Igor
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