HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\)Ġ3 - right click on the key and select 'Permissions'Ġ6 - in the 'change owner to' section, highlight your usernameĠ7 - check the box for 'replace owner on subcontainers and objects'ġ0 - Under 'Security' tab, highlight your username and check the box for 'Allow Full Control' (located mid-menu in the 'Permissions For Administrators' section)ġ2 - you can now delete the registry key. The following two (2) keys need to be deleted fromthe registry: These will NOT work - undoubtedly due to ownership/permissions issues. Norton Ghost does not have to be installed on your system for this to work (in fact, it will stall due to compatibility issues).įirst a note regarding the various reg tweaks that are available for download (e.g., 'vistaunzip.reg'). I use Norton Ghost 2003 (only from a NG 2003 boot floppy) and have never had a single problem. You will need to edit your registry (delete 2 different keys), so I highly recommend you back up your registry or better yet, make an image of your OS drive (probably C:\). It is based on fixes for Vista, but works 100% for my Windows 7 64-bit install. After considerable browsing (thank you, Google), I have a solution that works.