If I well recall, you're PC is Widows XP. Home or Pro & how much RAM? Are you logged as administrator when the "RegOpenEx: handle is invalid" occurrs? Scroll 1/3 down on this page for a description of "regOpenEx". Apparently something has gone awry and my suggestion is to try to restore to your previous working settings. Hopefully this will work. http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/595/1.html Also, doesn't EasyCleaner have a "restore" capability enabled by default? Try that first. I'll keep a-lookin' in the meantime! On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 23:11:01 +1100, "Sandy O'Neill" wrote: > > Thanks Armando > I did that and it is the same problem except that I > learned something else: > WHATEVER I right click on (file, folder, drive, > anything)...and then click > properties, it comes up with the same RegOpenKeyEx > message. > I have two separate hard drives Armando, my C drive on > which is the > operating system etc, and the other hard drive which is > partitioned into D > and F drives. > Does this give you any more insight into the problem? > Thanks again, Sandy :) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <avbsantos@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:27 PM > Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: RegOpenKeyEx > > > > Insert a CD in the drive and right click on it in > > explorer and on properties-now you should get the > > proper description. > > > > I don't know what your "F" drive is, is it a HDD or a > > removable device? If it's a removable device and not > > present when you try to ID its properties then you > > should get the obvious "RegOpenKeyEx: The handle is > > Invalid" comment from Windows. > > > > That's what I think is happening in your case, though > > I'm willing to learn a new one. ;) > > > > HTH, > > armando > > > > On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 21:49:00 +1100, "Sandy O'Neill" > > wrote: > > > > A bit more information on that last > > post. I have not intentionally been fiddling with the > > Registry. The only thing I > > have done is a registry cleanup with RegCleaner - JV > > powertools - but have done > > this regularly with no ill effect and certainly never > > had this message > > before. > > Thanks, Sandy :) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > Sandy > > O'Neill > > To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 9:45 > > PM > > Subject: [triadtechtalk] > > RegOpenKeyEx > > > > Hi Everyone > > If I click on Properties on any > > of my C D or F drive, I get the message > > "RegOpenKeyEx: The handle is > > Invalid". > > Can you please tell me what this > > means.... I have no idea how I have got it. I then > > press OK and it shows the > > properties normally. > > Thanks > > Sandy > > :) > > > > ________________________________________________ > > PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. > > http://www.peoplepc.com > > VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org > > > > UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to > triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > unsubscribe in the Subject field. > > > > To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to > //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk > > > > Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx > > > > > VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org > > UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to > triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in > the Subject field. > > To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to > //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk > > Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx ________________________________________________ PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. http://www.peoplepc.com VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field. To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx