Double backslashed registry names can't be found?

["Stephen D Lindner" <intel at provide dot net>]

Since windows maintains ROT13 entries of every document that was ever on the 
recent documents list going back (at least) five years, I decided to clean 
things up. But windows maintains backslashed pathnames for the name that 
follows the key. So if you forward slash the key hierarchy and double 
backslash the Microshaft pathname, it should work. Right? I typed...

regtool check 
'/user/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/UserAssist/{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}/Count/HRZR_EHACVQY\:P\:\\Qbphzragf 
naq Frggvatf\\Fgrcura Yvaqare\\Erprag\\QFP00055.WCT.yax'

and it sez:
Error (2): The system cannot find the file specified.

I also tried "get" and "remove", etc. I also tried every combinatorial of 
fore and aft slashes. I also tried escaping and not escaping the :'s and 
spaces. I tried combinatorials of the above. I've been careful to match 
case. I also tried both a forward slash and a double backslash between the 
key and the name. I always get the same error.

I ran the Cygwin updater just 5 days ago. I tried rebooting. I tried all the 
usual suspects. Now I'm bothering all of you.
Apologies in advance if I've omitted something obvious.

Steve Lindner

BTW: Why does Microsoft encrypt my own information on my own machine and 
retain it forever?



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