Can NOT remove ATITool registry key!

[Darkfalz]

ATITool added the following class to my registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Cl ass\{85B5DDD0-E090-4B15-BDF2-A443A3CA0B66}

I can't delete it!

Of course, ATITool didn't UNINSTALL correctly. It left it's service driver on my system32\drivers and left it active in servives.

Even after removing the service, and removing the driver file, I STILL can't delete the above key. No matter what I do.

It's driving me NUTS! I can't stand how software programmers don't care what junk they leave running or even just installed on your system when you try to uninstall them. It's like an ego thing, isn't it? To force your software on a system?

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

[W1zzard]

on a command line run
sc delete atitool

and yes, the installer does uninstall the driver

  InstDrv::InitDriverSetup /NOUNLOAD "{85B5DDD0-E090-4B15-BDF2-A443A3CA0B66}" "*ATIToolDevice"
  Pop $0
  DetailPrint "Driver setup: started"
  
  InstDrv::DeleteOemInfFiles /NOUNLOAD
  Pop $0
	StrCmp $0 "00000103" 0 +3
  Goto +2
  DetailPrint 'Old .INF files: removed ($0)'

  InstDrv::RemoveAllDevices
  Pop $0
	StrCmp $0 "00000000" 0 +3
	DetailPrint 'Old devices: removed'
  Goto +2
  DetailPrint 'Old devices: could not remove ($0)'

  Delete "$SYSDIR\system32\atitool.sys"
  Delete "$SYSDIR\system32\atitool64.sys"

It's like an ego thing, isn't it? To force your software on a system?

i could care less. feel free to use whatever you like

[Darkfalz]

[SC] OpenService FAILED 1060:

The specified service does not exist as an installed service.

In other words, I already uninstalled it manually. It's only this class key that I cannot delete.

[Darkfalz]

I just reinstalled it, and uninstalled it. Again it left service running and atitool.sys in system32\drivers. Using version 0.24

And even using the sc delete atitool, this class registry key remains undeletable.

What in the hell did you do to my system? This is the second program in the last few months that has left undeletable junk in my registry (the other being sptdinst_x86.exe, part of Alcohol 120%). It must take some seriously stupid or malicious programming to even be able to do this!

[W1zzard]

looks like the driverkey is not removed indeed

i'm putting it on the list. it's very low priority though

[Darkfalz]

Originally Posted by W1zzard

looks like the driverkey is not removed indeed

i'm putting it on the list. it's very low priority though

It's low priority to stop ATITool from making undeletable class keys in the reigstry?

That's about one rung above spyware.

What bothers me most is that I'm pretty sure you can't protect a registry key by any simple means, something must still be running somewhat that is protecting that key. Even after I manually removed the service. That's what bothers me.

[Opty]

At least you got replied to about your problem.

I'm still awaiting an answer to why i can't run anti-spyware sweeps with a couple of scanners while ATITOOL .25 beta 14 is running. To me this is a big issue aswell and sorry to sound rude but a simple acknowledgement that it is being looked into would be nice .

Cheers.

[nickxp]

i meet the same problem

[Urlyin]

ungrantful dweebs ... seem to only be able to whine about issues, never able to offer a solution ... yet can have the nerve to bitch about freeware...

[Darkfalz]

This is a bug report system. Undeletable registry keys and services left running after uninstall are pretty major bugs, you twit.

I finally managed to delete it via BartPE and registry editor PE.

[Urlyin]

Originally Posted by Darkfalz

This is a bug report system. Undeletable registry keys and services left running after uninstall are pretty major bugs, you twit.

I finally managed to delete it via BartPE and registry editor PE.

Much better than the rant you left earlier ... I agree it was a bug report, just the manner in which you reported it... thanks for leaving your solution

[Thermopylae_480]

Bug reports are fine. If however, you are un-able to submit them in suitable polite manner then a problem arises. If you would like something done with a freeware program that nobody really profits on, then I suggest being polite. The designer is providing a free service, and personal attacks for possible errors in code are un-called for. I really don't think that a registry key from ATITool that was not completely deleted poses a threat to the stability or operation of your PC, and in no way represents a malicious attack on your computer. I'm sure that if a problem exists in will be corrected in do time, plus keep in mind you are using a beta version of sofware and errors in design are bound to exist.