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VeraCrypt : Install/uninstall problems (phantom install folder)
When trying to install the "installable" version, with the Repair/Install option, I am presented with a phantom, custom folder install relative to a previous installation. The folder does not exist anymore. It cannot be changed.
I have done numerous uninstall attemps with Revo Uninstaller's most agressive modes, followed by reinstalls.
I have deleted manually some VeraCrypt related registry keys. Some of them however refuse to let themselves be deleted. Even under my admin account + run as admin. Notably :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Enum\Root\LEGACY_VERACRYPT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_VERACRYPT
Previous installs of "installable" VeraCrypt have not worked, asking for files which were not there.
I tried to "install" the "portable" version and it worked, however it opens the admin user version of Windows Explorer. I have an admin account and a non-admin account, and always work and install software from non-admin. So that's not acceptable.
I'm really at a loss. I don't even understand whether VeraCrypt is portable or not. The "installable" version offers to be "installed" as portable, and the "portable" version comes in an .exe, not in a .zip. However, "installing" it while monitoring with Revo Uninstaller traces a bunch of changed registry keys.
I did not find anything about installation in the documentation.
Thank you for your help.
[Note : this has been posted on VeraCrypt forum, but has received no answer up to now.]