flarn2006 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I've gotHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ 9>1"% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude111 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Well some of us have deleted that entry and things are fine so i reckon it really isnt needed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroOS Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Here's another interesting one:C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\[cryptic name]\[cryptic name]\Offline\[various folders and files]I have not included the cryptic names, but used [] where they would be.I've seen this on every install of Windows 98SE that I can remember...Perhaps they are linked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromatic47 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 I have not included the cryptic names, but used [] where they would be.I've seen this on every install of Windows 98SE that I can remember...Perhaps they are linked?Possible especially if one of the cryptic names is 9 digits long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude111 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I dont have that entry in my APPLICATION DATA folder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecco Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Mine :C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\E52EBYNK\66T5GMED\OfflineRegistry :HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\G13?:8<021Żč, CC 0C F2 CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the xt guy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) I've checked two of my three Win 98 computers and I don't have any encrypted entry such as that in my APPLICATION DATA folder (but then, I don't have WEB FILES or IE installed either, thanks to 98 lite.) Edited January 25, 2009 by the xt guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadeTreeLee Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\G25266428]"rbf¢"=hex:64,c4,68,64Some have something like the above, some don't. I've seen it for some 5 years now, I think it comes about from some faulty inf file so even if you don't have it today you might tomorrow. It's not a virus or maleware, just a screw up somewhere. I've never heard of anyone that suffered because they deleted it from their registry - EVER. All 98 groups go thru this from OMG!!! to the fizzile, drizzle end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code65536 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 /me is surprised that nobody has considered that this could just be the unintentional result of a bug.I've seen this sort of weird key before. And I've seen similar random garbage keys in XP, too. Chances are, some program passed a stale pointer (very easy mistake to make if pointer lifetimes are not perfectly managed) when setting a registry key, and instead of pointing to a valid string value, it pointed to garbage, and garbage was what was set in the registry (if you pass garbage as a subkey name, you'll also get the garbage location as shown). This theory might not be correct, but sure seems plausible (likely, even).But I admit, the conspiracy theories are amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude111 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Whats interesting is no one can find anything out about these entries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGx Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 So I was doing some registry pruning and once again stumbled upon this oddly titled key and value. Every time I see it it makes me go hmm. The full key is this:[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\J9<000000]"é "=hex:05,40,45,45...and it has been there since a clean install of Win98se. Google turns up nothing, so does anybody know, what gives with J9, and why would it ever be less than 000000? And further, what is up with that funky binary value? Somehow it seems a shame to delete this bit of cryptic until I understand its inscrutable purpose.Anonymous author of numerous unofficial 98SE fixes has the answer to this question:Mystery key, J9<000000This key is no mystery. It is used by DirectX to store the DVD drive's region information and number of changes left (if it is a drive with an RPC-1 firmware). The actual registry location and key name are different for different versions of DirectX etc. and also different under WinXP.HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromatic47 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 This key is no mystery. It is used by DirectX to store the DVD drive's region information and number of changes left (if it is a drive with an RPC-1 firmware). The actual registry location and key name are different for different versions of DirectX etc. and also different under WinXP.Ah so. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheky Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) I know anonymous is a reliable source and all but its not quite in the same location as the drive region setting.With all info provided I still lean towards a time code for some demoware, or malware.Initial Region Selection in Windows 98In Windows 98, the following registry key should be created and set to the desired default DVD region for the system:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion \DefaultDVDRegion (binary)http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/dvdregion.mspx Edited February 2, 2009 by iamtheky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude111 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 What is the WEB folder for in the Windows Directory? (Can it be removed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-H Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) What is the WEB folder for in the Windows Directory? (Can it be removed)It contains (amongst other things) all the hypertext template (.htt) files for the web views of Windows Explorer, Control Panel, My Computer, Printers etc. etc.You might be able to remove it if you haven't got Webview on, I've never tried, but I wouldn't recommend it.Try just renaming the folder (to W~B for instance) and see what effect it has when you restart.If it's disastrous you can always boot into DOS and rename it back again.If it warns you that files are in use when you try to rename it in Windows, I would leave well alone! Edited February 3, 2009 by Dave-H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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