HowTo delete a ghost registry key

motc7 said:

gregrocker said:

CCleaner is a genius app perfected by geniuses over 10+ years to where it simply doesn't make mistakes.

I like CCleaner too, and use it often. But this was a bit over the top don't you think?

How so?

I personally witnessed the CCleaner team winnow out the errors for more than ten years until it was perfect. I count this as something as impressive as the way Win7 was perfected in beta - which kept me fascinated reading the developers blog there, too.

So I get tired of having to correct misimpressions given carelessly by others doubting CCleaner since it is a favorite app of mine whose development I witnessed. I may write passionately about it, and Windows 7, because I know how far they've come.

Genius deserves it's due as it's ordinarily not recognized by most people who just assume things got that way on their own or from ordinary work. A genius works like Mozart, or like the CCleaner or Win7 developers. It is fascinating to observe.

You may try disabling the audio device and rebooting before trying to delete the key. This works with other devices like printers whose registry keys are protected while the printer is attached.