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Solve : Cannot delete registry value named "Cfg"?

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I need help with this.. I now know after a couple days of searching and running tests this is what is wrong with my pc. The only THING is I cant delete it. This is the actual file name     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg. Ive tried changing permissions, owners, etc..  if someone can please help me on how to delete it.. it would be appreciated...and why do you need to remove it?
That entry is a part of Daemon Tools.because i recently deleted daemon tools from my computerOK...and why does that registry entry bother you?i didnt know what it was and its ACCESS was prohibited but now that i know what its for im not too worried about it. but my pc has been runnin slow lately and ive RUN all kinds of scans i have avast internet security mbam free edition.. and ccleaner. ive run avasts boot time scan, mbams scan, ccleaner registry tool, housecall, like i said ive run a lot of scans too many to name all of them but i cant get my pc back to form. Quote

ccleaner registry tool
Running tools like that may be a part of your problem.

Registry cleaners/optimizers are not recommended for several reasons:

  • Registry cleaners are extremely powerful applications that can damage the registry by using aggressive cleaning routines and cause your computer to become unbootable.

    The Windows registry is a central repository (database) for storing configuration data, user settings and machine-dependent settings, and options for the operating system. It contains information and settings for all hardware, software, users, and preferences. Whenever a user makes changes to settings, file associations, system policies, or installed software, the changes are reflected and stored in this repository. The registry is a crucial component because it is where Windows "remembers" all this information, how it works together, how Windows boots the system and what files it uses when it does. The registry is also a vulnerable subsystem, in that relatively small changes done incorrectly can render the system inoperable. For a more detailed explanation, read Understanding The Registry.

  • Not all registry cleaners are created equal. There are a number of them available but they do not all work entirely the same way. Each vendor uses different criteria as to what constitutes a "bad entry". One cleaner may find entries on your system that will not cause problems when removed, another may not find the same entries, and still another may want to remove entries required for a program to work.

  • Not all registry cleaners create a backup of the registry before making changes.  If the changes prevent the system from booting up, then there is no backup available to restore it in order to regain functionality. A backup of the registry is essential BEFORE making any changes to the registry.

  • Improperly removing registry entries can hamper malware disinfection and make the removal process more difficult if your computer becomes infected. For example, removing malware related registry entries before the infection is properly identified can contribute to system instability and even make the malware undetectable to removal tools.

  • The usefulness of cleaning the registry is highly overrated and can be dangerous. In most cases, using a cleaner to remove obsolete, invalid, and erroneous entries does not affect system performance but it can result in "unpredictable results".
Unless you have a particular problem that requires a registry edit to correct it, I would suggest you leave the registry alone. Using registry cleaning tools unnecessarily or incorrectly could lead to disastrous effects on your operating system such as preventing it from ever starting again. For routine use, the benefits to your computer are negligible while the potential risks are great.

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Please download MiniToolBox and run it.

Checkmark following boxes:
  • List Windows version, partition and memory size.
Click Go and post the result.
MiniToolBox by Farbar
Ran by John at 2011-03-04 23:07:25
Windows 7 Home Premium  Service Pack 1 (X64)

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========================= Memory info: ====================================

Percentage of memory in use: 53%
Total physical RAM: 8191.11 MB
Available physical RAM: 3810.22 MB
Total Pagefile: 16380.43 MB
Available Pagefile: 11925.95 MB
Total Virtual: 4 MB
Available Virtual: 3.89 MB

======================= Partitions: =======================================

1 Drive c: () (Fixed) (Total:931.41 GB) (Free:597.79 GB) NTFS
3 Drive e: (Breach) (CDROM) (Total:1.08 GB) (Free:0 GB) UDF
4 Drive f: (FIFA 11) (CDROM) (Total:6.32 GB) (Free:0 GB) UDF
That looks very good.
Tell me more about "slow".well when i play games they are all laggy.. not online games regular games.. the load up fine but after about 30-50 secs in the menus it starts jumping.. it didnt do this about a week and a half agoOnly games are affected?
If so, download and run couple of tools for me.
NOTE! Start one of your games and THEN run both tools listed below.

Download Process Explorer: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
Unzip ProcessExplorer.zip, and double click on procexp.exe to run the program.
Click on View > Select Colunms.
In addition to already pre-selected options, make sure, the Command Line is selected, and press OK.
Go File>Save As, and save the report as Procexp.txt.
Attach the file to your next reply.

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Download System Information for Windows (SIW free version)
No installation required.

After it scans your computer, navigate to Hardware>Sensors and post all info from there.

Hey the games working ok now I guess i fixed it without knowing.. lol.. thanks for the help anyways.. ill post the stuff anyways for you.This is process explorer

Process   PID   CPU   Private Bytes   Working Set   Description   Company Name   Command Line
System Idle Process   0   47.78   0 K   24 K         
 Interrupts   n/a      0 K   0 K   Hardware Interrupts      
 DPCs   n/a   0.78   0 K   0 K   Deferred Procedure Calls      
 System   4      200 K   5,864 K         
  smss.exe   408      668 K   1,376 K         
csrss.exe   500      2,796 K   8,824 K         
csrss.exe   556      2,740 K   8,324 K         
wininit.exe   572      2,144 K   5,260 K         
 services.exe   660      6,788 K   10,432 K         
  svchost.exe   780      7,596 K   11,636 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
   dllhost.exe   7056      3,260 K   8,120 K         
  nvvsvc.exe   860      3,380 K   8,448 K   NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 266.58   NVIDIA Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe
   NvXDSync.exe   1300      8,200 K   18,292 K         
   nvvsvc.exe   1312      6,076 K   13,904 K         
  svchost.exe   888      6,192 K   10,344 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k RPCSS
  svchost.exe   972      21,640 K   24,048 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
   audiodg.exe   2612      16,924 K   17,100 K         
  svchost.exe   128      210,448 K   218,032 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
   dwm.exe   2996   0.39   28,860 K   57,064 K   Desktop Window Manager   Microsoft Corporation   "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
  svchost.exe   452      27,876 K   43,432 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
   taskeng.exe   2968      2,948 K   7,432 K         
    Listener.exe   3128      2,204 K   1,332 K         
  svchost.exe   1036      13,612 K   20,844 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
  svchost.exe   1120      29,316 K   31,756 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
  AvastSvc.exe   1184      57,076 K   24,796 K   avast! Service   AVAST Software   "C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast5\AvastSvc.exe"
  afwServ.exe   1376      12,904 K   14,604 K   avast! firewall service   AVAST Software   "C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast5\afwServ.exe"
  spoolsv.exe   1884      8,132 K   13,912 K   Spooler SubSystem App   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
  svchost.exe   1916      17,328 K   18,884 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork
  svchost.exe   2008   0.39   8,072 K   13,636 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k Akamai
  svchost.exe   1084      10,596 K   21,364 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
  gservice.exe   1576      1,556 K   4,036 K   Gizmo Central Service   Arainia Solutions   C:\Program Files (x86)\Gizmo\gservice.exe
  PnkBstrA.exe   1544      1,404 K   4,484 K         C:\Windows\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
  sprtsvc.exe   2072      5,620 K   2,548 K   SupportSoft Agent Service   SupportSoft, Inc.   C:\Program Files (x86)\VERIZONDM\bin\sprtsvc.exe /service /p verizondm
  nvSCPAPISvr.exe   2096      2,628 K   5,840 K   Stereo Vision Control Panel API Server   NVIDIA Corporation   C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPISvr.exe
  svchost.exe   2124      2,500 K   6,304 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc
  tgsrvc.exe   2148      2,428 K   6,964 K   SupportSoft Repair Service   SupportSoft, Inc.   C:\Program Files (x86)\VERIZONDM\bin\tgsrvc.exe /p verizondm
  WLIDSVC.EXE   2308      7,004 K   16,172 K         "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE"
   WLIDSVCM.EXE   2404      1,972 K   4,036 K         
  svchost.exe   2848      3,316 K   7,080 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkServiceNetworkRestricted
  taskhost.exe   2592      4,384 K   9,060 K   Host Process for Windows Tasks   Microsoft Corporation   "taskhost.exe"
  SearchIndexer.exe   3684      81,308 K   78,256 K   Microsoft Windows Search Indexer   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding
  wmpnetwk.exe   1264   24.47   2,527,048 K   2,504,788 K   Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service   Microsoft Corporation   "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe"
  svchost.exe   4692      73,144 K   31,916 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k secsvcs
  svchost.exe   6736      12,016 K   15,476 K   Host Process for Windows Services   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServicePeerNet
  taskhost.exe   3944      5,224 K   7,420 K         
 lsass.exe   668      5,788 K   13,036 K   Local Security Authority Process   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
 lsm.exe   676      3,356 K   5,204 K         
winlogon.exe   620      3,772 K   8,196 K         
explorer.exe   3104      45,224 K   67,016 K   Windows Explorer   Microsoft Corporation   C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
 utorrent.exe   3408      29,376 K   38,152 K   µTorrent   BitTorrent, Inc.   "C:\Program Files (x86)\uTorrent\utorrent.exe"
 btdna.exe   3424      6,008 K   12,988 K   DNA   BitTorrent, Inc.   "C:\Users\John\Program Files (x86)\DNA\btdna.exe"
 gizmo.exe   3628      23,008 K   4,620 K   Gizmo Central   Arainia Solutions   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Gizmo\gizmo.exe" /NoSplash /NoShow
 DW6_WIN.exe   5516   25.64   593,200 K   537,776 K   Dynasty Warriors 6   KOEI Co., Ltd.   "C:\Users\John\Downloads\PC_Dynasty.Warriors.6. -.direct.play.- ToeD\KOEI\KOEI\Dynasty Warriors 6\DW6_WIN.exe"
DivXUpdate.exe   3776      7,076 K   15,644 K   DivX Update      "C:\Program Files (x86)\DivX\DivX Update\DivXUpdate.exe" /CHECKNOW
sprtcmd.exe   3828      15,068 K   2,396 K      SupportSoft, Inc.   "C:\Program Files (x86)\VERIZONDM\bin\sprtcmd.exe" /P VERIZONDM
AvastUI.exe   3844      5,360 K   3,512 K   avast! Antivirus   AVAST Software   "C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast5\AvastUI.exe" /nogui
firefox.exe   6496      105,656 K   128,060 K   Firefox   Mozilla Corporation   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
 plugin-container.exe   6928      10,256 K   15,576 K   Plugin Container for Firefox   Mozilla Corporation   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=6496.6ce6c80.1057607346 "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32.dll" 6496 plugin \\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.6496
procexp.exe   1440      2,340 K   6,472 K   Sysinternals Process Explorer   Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com   "C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EX00.317\procexp.exe"
 procexp64.exe   5020      24,504 K   41,132 K   Sysinternals Process Explorer   Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com   "C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EX00.317\procexp.exe"

Sensor   Value   Min   Max
JOHN-PC
ITE IT87
Voltages
CPU VCORE   1.30 V   1.30 V   1.31 V
+3.3V   3.28 V   3.26 V   3.28 V
+12V   12.42 V   12.42 V   12.48 V
-12V   -6.27 V   -6.27 V   -6.21 V
VBAT   3.36 V   3.36 V   3.36 V
Temperatures
TMPIN0   57 °C  (134 °F)   57 °C  (134 °F)   57 °C  (134 °F)
TMPIN1   32 °C  (89 °F)   32 °C  (89 °F)   32 °C  (89 °F)
Fans
FANIN0   3970 RPM   3924 RPM   3970 RPM
Fans PWM
FANPWM0   0 %   0 %   0 %
FANPWM1   0 %   0 %   0 %
FANPWM2   0 %   0 %   0 %
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Temperatures
Core #0   62 °C  (142 °F)   62 °C  (142 °F)   63 °C  (145 °F)
Core #1   62 °C  (142 °F)   62 °C  (142 °F)   63 °C  (145 °F)
Core #2   62 °C  (142 °F)   62 °C  (142 °F)   63 °C  (145 °F)
Core #3   62 °C  (142 °F)   62 °C  (142 °F)   63 °C  (145 °F)
Powers
Processor   113.40 W   113.40 W   113.40 W
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
Temperatures
GPU Core   44 °C  (111 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)   49 °C  (120 °F)
SAMSUNG HD103SJ
Temperatures
Assembly   30 °C  (85 °F)   30 °C  (85 °F)   31 °C  (87 °F)
System Idle Process (CPU NOT used) is listed at 47.78%
Your game, DW6_WIN.exe (Dynasty Warriors 6) is using 25.64%
Possibly normal, but there is another process eating up your resources:
wmpnetwk.exe (Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service) eating up 24.47% of your CPU cycles.
I doubt you need that service in order to play your game.

Go Start and in "Start search" type in:
services.msc
Press Enter.

Services window will open.
Find Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
Right click on it, click "Properties" and under "Startup type" change it to "Manual".
Restart computer, start your game and post new Process Explorer log.
On a top of it, you seem to be overheating.
Max temperature for your CPU is listed at 62C (http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Phenom%20II%20X4%20955%20-%20HDX955FBK4DGI.html) and you're exceeding it!

No games until the issue is solved.
You can cause a serious damage to your processor.
How old is this computer?
When was the last time, you cleaned inside the case with a can of compressed air and checked, if all fans are running?


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