Adode Reader will not Update - Hangs on HKEY_Local_Machine Register Issue

Question

Hi All, Can you please help. I run a Vista 32 bit PC, Adobe updater has treid to undate the reader from Ver 8 to 9, it downloads new files successfully, activates the installer, almost completes then stops with an error which says "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROFOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\APPPATHS\ACRORD32.EXE" cannot be accessed please contact your administrator for access. This is a stand alone machine, I am running it with administrator privilige rights. Can anyone assist me with a script etc to overcome this possible registry issue..Thanks

Answer 1

Sounds like you'll have to give yourself ownership of and/or
permission to access that key. The following helped someone else
with a problem like yours when trying to install a different app. I
don't have Vista, so I can't test it myself.:
Right-click the key, then Permissions. On the Security tab, click
the Advanced button. Click the Owner tab. In the Change Owner To box
in the middle, choose your own login or Administrators. Click the
Apply button. OK out of everything, then go back, right-click the
key, choose Permissions again, click Advanced again, click the
account you want to change (your own or Administrators), click the
Edit button, change the permissions, OK your way out, reboot and see
if your problem is solved.
Noel