This error is displayed when trying to Unistall AVG 7 or Installing a Later Version
Error: Action failed for registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows: creating registry key.…
Error 0x80070005
There are 2 possible fixes to this. The first is to download some software AVG have wrriten to fix the issue from
here
Unzip the file and run the .bat file.
If this still does not resolve your issue you will need to manually change the registery permissions
Here’s how I fixed the problem…
- Open the registry editor ( Start , Run then type regedit) and navigate through the folders to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
- Right-click on the Windows key.
- Choose Permissions, then click Advanced.
- The first two entries should start with “Deny” pertaining to the “Everyone” group.
- Highlight the first entry and click Remove. Now remove the other “Deny” entry.
- Close the registry editor and try your un/installation again.